Key
Unknown Maker
the tubular shaft with two pendant elements, one with three teeth, the other with two, the shaft attached to an openwork handle with opposing scrolls below a terminal shaped like a tent
Credit: Gift of Anonymous Donor
1770-1810
Wrought, cast, and cut-out steel
1952-161-37
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020
Where you'll find this
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Permanent collection