Project for a Doorknocker

A design drawing for a doorknocker on pale blue-grey paper, rendered in grey wash and pen lines. Interlaced knotwork forms a pear-shaped body around a central sphere, with a scalloped rosette plate and ring fixing it at the top.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1675 × 2588 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum