Date19th Century
Mediumbrass, wood
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3608
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA cast brass door knocker in the shape of a monster whale/dolphin. The whale has large lips and a three-pronged tail. The knocker is mounted on a wood block.ProvenanceVirtually identical to the smaller of two mounted on the doors of a house at 70 Beacon Street, Boston, built in 1828 for Harrison Gray Otis (see HMPG, #93B, p. 101). Marc J. Matz Antiques, Cambridge, MA, 12/31/1988On View
Not on view
Circa 1800-1850
19th Century
Cary, Floyd Francis
19th Century
