FDA-E.3185-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.3185-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Durham Knocker
Title Type
assigned by artist
Description
Coloured print depicting a green coloured door knocker shaped like a face
Comments
This 12th-century knocker was originally on the northern door of Durham Cathedral, but has been replaced by a replica and the original is on display in the cathedral. It is known as the Sanctuary Knocker or Sanctuary Ring because a criminal rapping the knocker could seek 37 days of sanctuary within the Cathedral.
Description
Dimensions
height (frame): 1148mm
width (frame): 995mm
width (frame): 995mm
Inscription
Inscribed in pencil below image, lower left: 'A/P'; below centre: 'Durham Knocker'; and lower right: 'Ian Burke 2018'
Material
ink
paper
paper
Production
Person
Burke, Ian (Artist)
Date
2018
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of the artist; by whom given to Eton College in 2021
