Lock
1731 (dated)
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Chest lock with hasp and key in pierced and chiselled steel. The centre is enclosed by columns, pierced borders and a key with a square handle and circular centre of geometrical tracery. A hinged panel reveals the keyhole. The lock is signed 'P T PICHET 1731' and the key 'PP'. An example of the 18th century revival of medieval ornament with tracery panels.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Steel, pierced and chiselled |
Brief description | Chest lock and hasp with key, pierced and chiselled steel, the lock decorated with tracery and signed 'P T PICHET 1731', the key 'PP', made in France |
Physical description | Chest lock with hasp and key in pierced and chiselled steel. The centre is enclosed by columns, pierced borders and a key with a square handle and circular centre of geometrical tracery. A hinged panel reveals the keyhole. The lock is signed 'P T PICHET 1731' and the key 'PP'. An example of the 18th century revival of medieval ornament with tracery panels. |
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Gallery label | CHEST LOCK AND HASP WITH KEY, steel, France; Dated 1731
An example of the 18th century revival of medieval ornament. A hinged panel reveals the keyhole. The lock is signed P T PICHET 1731 and the key PP by the locksmith.
Museum No. 2791-1856(07/1994) |
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Bibliographic reference | Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 2: Continental ironwork of the renaissance and later periods. London, 1896.
p.84 |
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Accession number | 2791&A-1856 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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