Key
ca. 1600 (made)
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wrought iron key, comprising a shank of three tubes soldered together, attached at the top by a turned collar to circular bow, slightly arched at the top, consisting of a thick border filled with radiating bars and c-shaped scrolls, and at the bottom to a simple ward. The whole fairly roughly assembled.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Ironwork key, wrought iron, possibly made in Spain, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | wrought iron key, comprising a shank of three tubes soldered together, attached at the top by a turned collar to circular bow, slightly arched at the top, consisting of a thick border filled with radiating bars and c-shaped scrolls, and at the bottom to a simple ward. The whole fairly roughly assembled. |
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| Gallery label | 15. KEY, wrought iron, Spain?, c. 1600
Museum No. M.28-1994(07/1994) |
| Bibliographic reference | Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich: Europäische Schmiedekunst aus der Sammlung Dresse de Lebioles: I. Teil, sale cat., 7 May 1980, n. 185.
- Sotheby Parke Bernet, Zurich: Europäische Schmiedekunst aus der Sammlung Mlle M. L. Dresse de Lebioles: III. Teil, sale cat., 3 April 1981, no. 566-571. |
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| Accession number | M.28-1994 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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