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

Lock

ca. 1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wrought iron lock for a door or chest. Chiselled to depict the standing figure of St John in the centre under a canopy, on each side a panel of perforated Gothic tracery and crocheted canopies. On the bolt there is two windows and an eagle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wrought iron, chiselled
Brief description
Wrought iron lock for a door or chest, depicting the standing figure of St. John, two windows and an eagle, made in France, ca. 1500
Physical description
Wrought iron lock for a door or chest. Chiselled to depict the standing figure of St John in the centre under a canopy, on each side a panel of perforated Gothic tracery and crocheted canopies. On the bolt there is two windows and an eagle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Weight: 9.8cm
Style
Gallery label
DOOR OR CHEST LOCK, wrought iron, France; c.1500 With a standing figure of St. John. Soulages Collection Museum No. 5705-1859(07/1994)
Object history
Soulages Collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
5705-1859

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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