doorknob

Object NameMillefiori Door Knob

Made FromGlass, Metal

Date1925-1975

SizeOverall H: 8.9 cm, Diam (max): 6.7 cm

Accession Number2003.4.105

Credit LineGift of the family of Laura R. Houghton

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary
Modern

Exhibitions

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionMillefiori Door Knob. Colorless and multi-colored glass; gold plated metal. Fused murrine; furnace-worked and cased. Colorless with a ground of multi-colored cane slices divided by opaque white twist canes. Atop a gold stem and plate with 4 screw holes.
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