Key
1775-1800 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Blank steel key; the bow of chiselled openwork consists of a pair of foliated volutes hung with a festoon and surmounted by a curved pediment, the wedge-shaped bit is uncut/the pattern has not been cut into the wards.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Steel, chiselled |
| Brief description | Key of steel, chiselled, France, 1775-1800. |
| Physical description | Blank steel key; the bow of chiselled openwork consists of a pair of foliated volutes hung with a festoon and surmounted by a curved pediment, the wedge-shaped bit is uncut/the pattern has not been cut into the wards. |
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| Gallery label | 29. KEY, steel, France; c. 1775-1800
This key is a blank - the pattern has not been cut into the wards.
Museum No. 165-1898(07/1994) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 165-1898 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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