Door knocker

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Iron door knocker, from the 15th–16th centuries, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

A door knocker is an item of

bob
, or ring.

German professor Franz Sales Meyer distinguished three kinds of door knocker: the "ring", the "hammer", and an ornate category which could take the shape of an animal or another figure.[1] High demand for antique door knockers in the early 20th century in the United States caused forged versions to emerge.[2]


Gallery of door knockers around the world

See also

References

  1. ^ Franz Sales, Meyer (1896). texts A Handbook Of Ornament: With Three Hundred Plates, Containing About Three Thousand Illustrations Of The Elements, And The Application Of Decoration To Objects. B. T. Batsford. pp. 408–410. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. JSTOR 3793788
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