Door knocker

Gertrude Hermes, the designer of this brass door knocker, was primarily a wood engraver and sculptor but also a painter, printmaker and book illustrator. This frog door knocker is one of a small series of doorknockers that she designed for her friends. Hermes was the first woman engraver to be elected to the Royal Academy in 1963.

Door knocker · Birmingham · 1935. Brass, cast. By Hermes, Gertrude (RA). Victoria and Albert Museum, London.