- Ward-box with key
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Ward-box with key
- Place of origin:
Moselkern (made)
- Date:
ca. 1670-1700 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Wrought iron
- Museum number:
1057-1893
- Gallery location:
Ironwork, Room 114b, case 14 []
Physical description
Portion of a lock and key. Iron, with wards and mandrill; the lower part of the long barel of the key is plain and the upper part is of baluster form; the bow is decorated with symmetrical floral designs in openwork.
Place of Origin
Moselkern (made)
Date
ca. 1670-1700 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Wrought iron
Dimensions
Length: 16.5 cm lock, Width: 9.5 cm lock, Length: 24.8 cm Key
Descriptive line
Ward-box from a lock, with key, wrought iron, made in Moselkern on the Moselle, ca. 1670-1700
Labels and date
WARD-BOX FROM A LOCK WITH KEY, wrought iron, Germany ; c. 1670-1700
From Moselkern, on the River Moselle.
Museum No. 1057&a-1893 [07/1994]
Materials
Wrought iron
Techniques
Forging (metal forming)
Categories
Metalwork; Ironwork
Collection
Metalwork Collection
