Iron door knocker, purportedly from a house associated with Samuel Johnson, circa 1740s-1780s. The knocker is mounted on a wooden panel, set into a clamshell box. At the foot of the panel is a brass plaque, engraved with information about the door kno...
Description:
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English author and lexicographer. He lived in many locations throughout his life, including two houses in London: 17 Gough Square, where he lived from 1748-1749, and 8 Bolt Court, where he lived beginning in 1776.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London, and London (England)
Subject (Name):
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833., and Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
Subject (Topic):
Homes and haunts, Architecture, Domestic, Authors, English, Building fittings, and Door knockers
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of descriptions of residences of English nobility. The author focuses on descriptions of the views from each seat and the landscape in which the house is situated; occasionally he also describes the archi...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England., England, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.
Subject (Topic):
Architecture, Domestic, Gentry, Homes and haunts, Nobility, Social life and customs, Travelers' writings, English, and Description and travel
