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Lock

19th century (restoration (process))
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)

Lock with two staples, wrought iron, made in France, the mounts heavily restored in the 19th century


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Household Objects
Ironwork
Object type
Lock
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Lock
  • Staple
  • Staple
  • Part
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron
Wrought Iron
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Lock with two staples, wrought iron, made in France, the mounts heavily restored in the 19th century
Style
Gothic
Gallery label
LOCK Wrought iron France; 19th century ?594-1895 Mounts heavily restored in the 19th century, but a fine example of the revival of interest in the Gothic style(07/1994)
Object history
Mounts heavily restored in the 19th century. Obsolete striking plate.
Bibliographic reference
Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 1: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Medieval Period. London, 1892. Pl.46, p.116
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
594:1 to 3-1895

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O326682/lock-unknown/
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