Mortise Lock

Date Made: late 19th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United StatesPlace Used: United States: Virginia, Orange

Subject: Hardware

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Credit Line: Gift of Otis Greeson

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.69.0303BCatalog Number: 69.0303BAccession Number: 283459

Object Name: lock, door

Physical Description: iron (lock body; knob stems and spindle material)brass plate (faceplate; sprung latch; deadbolt material)clay, glazed (knobs material)Measurements: overall: 5 3/8 in x 5 5/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.6525 cm x 14.2875 cm x 8.255 cm x 5.715 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-df7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_312926

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