Doorplate, "From the Guaranty Building, Buffalo, NY (1896, Adler and Sullivan, architects)", ca. 1895
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We acquired this object in 1979
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- Object ID: 18498607
- Accession Number: 1979-77-9
- Acquired: 1979
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2CNZv/
- Doorplate, "From the Guaranty Building, Buffalo, NY (1896, Adler and Sullivan, architects)", ca. 1895. Louis Henry Sullivan .ca. 1895. Cast iron. Gift of Roger G. Kennedy. 1979-77-9.
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- Designed by Louis Henry Sullivan
- Donated by Roger G. Kennedy
Upright, roughly rectangular form with curved edges at top and bottom; cast decoration of stylized vegetal motifs, the word GUARANTY (for the Guaranty Building, Buffalo, NY (1896, Adler and Sullivan, architects) in oval worked into decoration at top; circular hole for doorknob slightly above center; a small screw hole near each corner.
This doorplate is cast iron. Its dimensions are: H x W x D: 35.6 x 6.1 x 2.7 cm (14 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/16 in.).
This doorplate is from United States and dated ca. 1895
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Gift of Roger G. Kennedy. Its provenance is Roger G. Kennedy; 1979: acquired by the Museum (Gift) We acquired this object in 1979.
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