Decorative Stud

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Description:

Large with hexagonal pyramid head and square, tapered and pointed shank; made as one piece. No marks.

Maker is Keyser Brothers Iron Works, 4041 Ridge Ave. in Germantown, Philadelphia, PA, 1928-1971. Run by James Moore Bryant Keyser (1902-1977) and master blacksmith Howard Keyser III (1904-1980). Specialized in residential and ecclesiastical ornamental wrought ironwork, including the High Altar Gates in the National Cathedral, Washington, D.C. The forge was housed in an 1850s stone industrial complex that was dismantled in 1971 (documented by HABS/HAER).

Date Made: 1928-1971

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Germantown

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of Howard Keyser

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.72.0023Catalog Number: 72.0023Accession Number: 299610

Object Name: decoration, architecturalstud

Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 1 3/8 in x 3/4 in; 1.5875 cm x 3.4925 cm x 1.905 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b1-be69-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_319188

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