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Knocker

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

In the centre a female half figure with extended arms, holding a lion on each side.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Sculpture
Object type
Knocker
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Knocker, bronze. Italian, 16th century.
Physical description
In the centre a female half figure with extended arms, holding a lion on each side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.58cm
  • Width: 23.50cm
Marks and inscriptions
In the centre a female half figure with extended arms, holding a lion on each side.
Subjects depicted
Figure, Female
Lion
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1855. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 72.
  • Penny, Nicholas. Catalogue of European Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum. 1540 to the Present-Day. Vol I, Italy, Oxford: 1992, p. 243.
  • C. Drury E. Fortnum, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Bronzes of European Origin in the South Kensington Museum. London: 1876, pp. 157-158.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
1592-1855

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Record createdApril 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153406/knocker-unknown/
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