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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ironwork, Room 114c

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Lock

1660-1685 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lock from a door which comprises of cast brass and a gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel that features the crowned cypher of Charles II. The cypher is repeated without the crown in pierced steel on the inside of the lock with a stamped A. The handles are of cast and stamped brass.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Lock
  • Fragment
Materials and techniques
Cast and stamped brass, pierced steel and gild.
Brief description
Lock, brass and steel, gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel, England, 1660-1685
Physical description
Lock from a door which comprises of cast brass and a gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel that features the crowned cypher of Charles II. The cypher is repeated without the crown in pierced steel on the inside of the lock with a stamped A. The handles are of cast and stamped brass.
Gallery label
LOCK (from a door) Brass and steel England; 1660-85 Given by Miss M. Thornton M.63-1949 Cast brass and gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel with the crowned cypher of Charles II. The cypher is repeated without the crown in pierced steel on the inside of the lock with a stamped A. The handles are of cast and stamped brass. Formerly with M.64-1949 on the doors in Bishop's Well House, Chiselhurst, which once belonged to Sir Sammuel Rush Meylick, famous antiquary and armour collector, who died in 1848. It seems possible that they were part of his collection. The locksmith of both these locks may have worked in London.(07/1994)
Credit line
Given by Miss M. Thornton
Object history
Formerly with M.64-1949 on the doors in Bishop's Well House, Chiselhurst, which once belonged to Sir Sammuel Rush Meylick, famous antiquary and armour collector, who died in 1848. It seems possible that they were part of his collection. The locksmith of both these locks may have worked in London.
Collection
Accession number
M.63-1949

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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