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The Supervising Architects office at the United States Treasury designed and/or built most Federal buildings in the United States between 1850 and 1940.  Some buildings featured the Treasury Department seal on doorknobs. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information.

Specifications

School / Style
Emblematic
Manufacturer
Smith & Butler
Circa Dates
c. 1870
Classification
Category P - P-100
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P-10104

About this record

“Treasury Seal” (catalogue P-10104) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Seals) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It was made by Smith & Butler, c. 1870. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

Moving off a platform we had outgrown

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