
Seal of the County of Union, New Jersey. The woman depicted on her porch is Hannah Caldwell who was shot and killed by a British soldier during the Revolutionary War. She was the wife of a minister who was serving in the American army. Surely this is the only knob that depicts a murder! Click on each photo below to view additional images and information. Formerly catalogued as O-105.
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About this record
“Union County NJ” (catalogue P-12250) is an antique doorknob recorded in the Public Buildings/Seals category (Category P, Seals) of the Antique Doorknob Collectors of America archive. It dates to C. 1905; the maker has not been identified. The pattern belongs to the Emblematic school of ornament.
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