Accession Number

988.021.002.001

Description

A cast brass door hinge with ornate finials at each end of the centre pin, four holes in each side-plate, the front sides with matching Anglo-Japanese floral decoration against a recessed black background, the pattern a mix of geometric and floral motifs repeating four times, twice on each front side of hinge, on the verso of each plate with one narrow strip of vertical decoration, the size '5 X 5' cast into the back of each plate.

Narrative

The donor was employed as a nurse at the Gorge Road Hospital and collected this object during the demolition of Ashnola in 1970.

History of Use

The donor collected this hinge during Ahnola's demolition in 1970 and kept it in her Victoria, B.C. residence until donating it to The Castle Society in 1988. 

Date

1888

Dimensions

13 cm x 12.5 cm

Material

Brass

Technique

Cast; Varnished

School/Style

Anglo Japanese