Key
1700-30 (made)
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Key of pierced and chiselled steel. The bow formed of acanthus foliage between two scrolls terminating in lions heads; moulded neck and fluted pipe; the bit cut in comb fashion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pierced and chiselled steel, moulded, cut |
| Brief description | Key, steel, pierced and chiselled, England, ca. 1700-1730 |
| Physical description | Key of pierced and chiselled steel. The bow formed of acanthus foliage between two scrolls terminating in lions heads; moulded neck and fluted pipe; the bit cut in comb fashion. |
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| Gallery label | 3. KEY, steel, pierced and chiselled, England; c. 1700-30
Museum No. M.192-1921(07/1994) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by D. M. Currie |
| Object history | Received from M. Curie, deceased, per Messrs Burch and Co, G. Balton Street, W.1. (Bequest) |
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| Accession number | M.192-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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