Bennington Door Knob- Baltimore, MD (3D)

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Institution: The Herring Run Archaeology Project

State: Maryland

Object: Door Hardware

Era: 19th Century

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This is a Bennington style door knob found on the former site of the Hall Springs Hotel, once a 19th century oasis located north of Baltimore. This style of knob was a popular alternative to plain ceramic or pressed-glass door knobs during the mid to late 1800s.

“Bennington'' refers to the glazing technique invented by Christopher Webber Fenton. In the early 19th century, Fenton worked for the Norton Pottery Company located in Bennington, Vermont. The company was known for producing Rockingham ware- yellowware spattered with brown clay to produce a mottled effect.

Bennington door knobs are also a common feature of Late Georgian and Victorian period architecture. Hall Springs Hotel was originally the Herring Run Tavern in the early 1800s. These door knobs may have been a modern upgrade as the hotel began to flourish into the 20th century.

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Sources:

• Pitkin, Albert Hastings. Early American Folk Pottery: Including the History of Bennington Pottery. Case Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1918.

• Mitchell, James R. "Industrial Pottery of the United States." Northeast Historical Archaeology 6.1 (1977): 3.Northeast Historical Archaeology 6.1 (1977): 3.

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