Lock
first half 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Iron lock from a coffer. Blued, incised and pierced plate. Operated by a series of interlocking springs to activate four bolts.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Iron, blued, incised and pierced |
| Brief description | Lock from a coffer, iron with blued, incised and pierced plate, four bolts activated by interlocking springs, made in Germany, first half of the 17th century |
| Physical description | Iron lock from a coffer. Blued, incised and pierced plate. Operated by a series of interlocking springs to activate four bolts. |
| Gallery label | LOCK
Iron
Germany; first half of the 17th century
2447-1856
From a coffer. Blued, incised and pierced plate. Operated by a series of interlocking springs to activate four bolts.(07/1994) |
| Bibliographic reference | Zimelli, Umberto and Giovanni Vergerio. Il Ferro Battuto. Milan, 1966.
pl. 31, p.67. |
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| Accession number | 2447-1856 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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