Treasury Seal (P-10140) — Hopkins & Dickinson Antique Doorknob

CATALOG ID: P-10140

Treasury Seal

supervising architects united states treasury federal united states treasury department courthouses post offices albany chicago builders hardwarepage hopkins dickinson emblematic hopkins & dickinson 1880s o-142

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. This knob used in the Courthouses and Post Offices in Albany, NY (1883) and Chicago, IL (1880). SeeAntique Builders' Hardware,page 116 for additional information on Hopkins & Dickinson. Click on each photo below to view additional images and information. Formerly catalogued as O-142.

Specifications

School / Style

Emblematic

Manufacturer

Hopkins & Dickinson

Circa Dates

C. 1880

Classification

Category P - P-100

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About this record

“Treasury Seal” (catalogue P-10140) 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 Hopkins & Dickinson, C. 1880. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.

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