Door Knocker
late 15th century (made)
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Door knocker with pierced Gothic tracery. The striking plate is renewed; decoration in the form of a dragon on the knocker.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron, pierced |
| Brief description | Door knocker in the form of a dragon, wrought iron pierced with Gothic tracery, made in France, late 15th century |
| Physical description | Door knocker with pierced Gothic tracery. The striking plate is renewed; decoration in the form of a dragon on the knocker. |
| Gallery label | DOOR KNOCKER
Wrought iron
France; late 15th century
519-1895
Pierced with Gothic tracery and decorated with a dragon on the knocker. The striking plate is renewed.(07/1994) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 1: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Medieval Period. London, 1892.
Pl.49, p.117 |
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| Accession number | 519:1 to 3-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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