Skip to main content

Door knocker: M.1-1910

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

Brass door-knocker, cast in the shape of a lion. The lion is crouching and holds an animal's head in its front paws, the neck of which acts as the knocker. The lion's tail is divided in to two and these are crossed over, resting on its back.

Notes

History note: Charles Davis Esq., 147 New Bond Street

Legal notes

Given by Charles Davis

Measurements and weight

Length: 23.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1910-12-21) by Davis, Charles

Dating

15th Century#
Renaissance
Circa 1400 CE - 1500 CE

Note

Spanish ? or Flemish ?

Materials used in production

Brass (alloy)

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1910
Primary reference Number: 30637
Old object number: 178-1910

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 14 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Door knocker" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30637 Accessed: 2024-04-19 05:34:31

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/30637 |title=Door knocker |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-19 05:34:31|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-30637

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Door knocker

Door Knocker with Hercules and Lions

Accession Number: M.27-1917

An image of Door knocker

Door knocker

Accession Number: M.14-1940

An image of Drawing

A study of a Venetian bronze door-knocker depicting Zeus

Accession Number: PD.78-2015

An image of Door

Small shrine door

Accession Number: E.5.1969

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Design for Vorticist Ornament - Art print

Design for Vorticist Ornament - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Design - Art print

Design - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Caritas - Art print

Caritas - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Ezra Pound - Art print

Ezra Pound - Art print

£30.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Design for Vorticist Ornament - Art print

Design for Vorticist Ornament - Art print

Featured image for the project: Design - Art print

Design - Art print

Featured image for the project: Caritas - Art print

Caritas - Art print

Featured image for the project: Ezra Pound - Art print

Ezra Pound - Art print

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo