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Description:

Wrought iron clips or catches, used to hold ornament or decoration in place. Flat bar with two parallel tapered points. No mark. According to the donor they were used in the High Altar Gates of the Washington Cathedral. See DL*72.0034.

Maker is the Keyser Brothers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1928-1971.

Date Made: ca 1928

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Credit Line: Gift of Howard Keyser

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.72.0034ACatalog Number: 72.0034AAccession Number: 299610

Object Name: clipObject Type: catches

Physical Description: metal, iron (overall material)Measurements: overall: 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 7/8 in; 1.27 cm x 3.81 cm x 2.2225 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9af4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_318755

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