One of five ceramic doorknobs; a white body with hand-painted polychrome flowers. Different group of flowers on each knob. Keyhole covers have pink roses and blue violet with a gilt outline on edge.
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Object Name
Doorknob
Material
Ceramic
Length (cm)
6.6675
Length (ft)
0.21875
Length (in)
2.625
Width (cm)
6.0325
Width (ft)
0.1979166667
Width (in)
2.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-05-25
Object ID
W.1940.010.005
Notes
Mrs. J. Markley Freed informed the James Buchanan Foundation that the doorknobs and keyhole covers were taken from a house in Philadelphia that was built for William Jenkins, the first owner of Wheatland. .
This doorknob is on the West side of the closet door, which is located at the Southeast side of the East wall in the Southeast bedchamber. No keyhole cover is on this closet door.