Door furniture
Hardman and Co.
Category
Metalwork
Date
1851
Materials
Wrought iron
Measurements
125 x 155 mm (stirrup), 795 mm (chain)
Place of origin
Birmingham
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Gawthorpe Hall, Lancashire
NT 421850.3
Summary
Bell pull from a set of wrought iron door furniture for front door, designed by Pugin and manufactured by Hardman's of Birmingham. Openwork twist grip mounted horizontally like a stirrup with twist arch, suspended from chain with S-hooks at intervals, operating a curved up-turned level which passes through a rectangular brass escutcheon plate with fleur-de-lis corners and finials, the lever pivoted and spring-loaded behind the plate.
Makers and roles
Hardman and Co., metalworker Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (London 1812 - Ramsgate 1852), furniture designer