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Key

1750s (made)
Place of origin
France (made)

Steel key, with the arms of the Dukes of Orleans.


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Ironwork
Tools & Equipment
Object type
Key
Materials and techniques
Steel
Steel
Forging (Metal Forming)
Brief description
Key, with the arms of te Dukes of Orleans, steel, France, 1750s.
Physical description
Steel key, with the arms of the Dukes of Orleans.
Marks and inscriptions
Arms of the House of Orleans
Gallery label
28. KEY, steel, France; 1750s With the arms of the Dukes of Orleans. Bernal Collection Museum No. 2298-185(07/1994)
Object history
Formerly in the Bernal Collection.
Subject depicted
Heraldic
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
2298-1855

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O380633/key/
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