Pennsylvania Museum BulletinNumber 29, January 1910 . n, bu1 occasionally of bronze. Colonial doorknockers may be divided into 1 WO classes : 1. Those combined with name plates. 2. Those without name are made of iron, of brass, or a com-bination of the two. When it is desired toengrave a name on an iron knocker, a brassplate is inserted for the purpose, since thelatter metal is more suitable, on account of itscomparative softness, for engraving than combination of the yellow metal with theblack often produces a pleasing and orna-mental effect. While the majority of door-kn
Pennsylvania Museum BulletinNumber 29, January 1910 . n, bu1 occasionally of bronze. Colonial doorknockers may be divided into 1 WO classes : 1. Those combined with name plates. 2. Those without name are made of iron, of brass, or a com-bination of the two. When it is desired toengrave a name on an iron knocker, a brassplate is inserted for the purpose, since thelatter metal is more suitable, on account of itscomparative softness, for engraving than combination of the yellow metal with theblack often produces a pleasing and orna-mental effect. While the majority of door-knockers used in this country belong to thefirst named variety, only a small percentage ofthose preserved in collections bear (he namesof the owners. Among the earliest forms of Americanknockers art- severel\ plain, horizontally rec-tangular plates of iron, with swinging semi-circular drops. Some of them have nameplates of brass inserted in the centres. OtherColonial brass knockers frequently met with,m| die first class, are cast in the forms of urns,. OLD FLORENTINEBronze Door-K nocker eagles, shields, and various conven-tional and nondescript patterns, moreor less graceful in outline. To the second class belong thosewhich are modeled in the forms ofheads of men, women, lions and otheranimals, which are frequently pro-vided with separate bosses, againstwhich the drops are made to are in form of pendanthammers, pivoted at the upper ends. There are in the PennsylvaniaMuseum numerous door-knockerswhich were produced in these are several ornate de-signs of Italian workmanship. A pairof massive bronze knockers modeledwith the arms of the Medici family.
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