The knocker from the door of Dr. Johnson's house
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Description
- Title
- The knocker from the door of Dr. Johnson's house
- Creator
- Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, associated name
- Published / Created
- [circa 1740s-1780s]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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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 knocker. Set in to the front cover is a miniature oil painting by an unidentified artist, possibly on ivory, depicting Johnson's house in Gough Square; the painting is inscribed: "Johnson's house, Johnson's Court, Fleet St after a contemporary drawing by J. Smith". Laid in to the box is a slip of paper with a typescript quote from Charles Lamb's essay "Valentine's Day", about the sound of a knock at a door
- Description
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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.
In English.
Title from clamshell box spine.
Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Binding: Green morocco clamshell box with blind tooling on the front and back boards; front board inlaid with red leather monogram: "SJ"; spine with raised bands, blind tooled ornaments, and gilt tooled lettering: "The knocker from the door of Dr. Johnson's house". Signed in gilt stamping on lower turn-in of back board: "Sangorski & Sutcliffe". - Provenance
- Gift of Doris McMillan Hoover in memory of her father William Charles McMillan (Yale 1884), 1936.
- Extent
- 1 item : door knocker 21 x 9 cm, case 35 x 24 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 2005
- Container / Volume
- Box
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Pictorial works
Early works to 1800
Door knockers
Paintings (visual works) - Material
- iron door knocker ;
- Resource Type
- three-dimensional form
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London
London (England) - Subject (Name)
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833.
Sangorski & Sutcliffe. - Subject (Topic)
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Homes and haunts
Architecture, Domestic
Authors, English
Building fittings
Door knockers - Subjects
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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 > Homes and haunts
Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 > Homes and haunts > Pictorial works
Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833
Sangorski & Sutcliffe
Architecture, Domestic > England > London > 18th century
Authors, English > 18th century
Building fittings > England > London > Early works to 1800
Door knockers > England > London > Early works to 1800
London (England) > Pictorial works
England > 18th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- The Knocker from the Door of Dr. Johnson's house. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 99163184223408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 2004989
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