Lock Front
16th century (made)
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Steel lock front, with a crown and two adorsed dolphins.
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Materials and techniques | Pierced, chiselled and blued steel |
Brief description | Lock front, with a crown and two adorsed dolphins, steel, France, 16th century. |
Physical description | Steel lock front, with a crown and two adorsed dolphins. |
Gallery label | LOCK FRONT, steel, pierced, chiselled and blued, France; 16th century
The crown and two adorsed dolphins suggest that the lock may have come from a house of a French crown prince, the dolphin being a pun on his title as Dauphin.
Soulages Collection
Museum No. 5708-1859(07/1994) |
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Accession number | 5708-1859 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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