Knocker
Description
Two tone brown metal door knocker with decorative backplate, an openwork contact with a scroll and rosette design, with both stems joined at the end to a large wherl like disc, both backplate and contact plate have door bolts.
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Object detail
Classification
Collection
Credit line
This
elaborate
door
knocker
would
have
made
for
an
impressive
entrance
to
the
home
it
was
a
part
of.
It
comes
from
the
Johnson
Collection,
which
is
an
incredibly
diverse
collection
of
all
sorts
of
objects
from
the
Taranaki
region.
Who
knows,
perhaps
this
particular
knocker
graced
a
house
in
your
suburb
in
days
gone
by?
Accession number
A71.291
Collection type
Material
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