Padlock
16th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Padlock of wrought iron with the inscriptions MGC and ISNO.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron |
| Brief description | Padlock, wrought iron, with the inscriptions MGC and ISNO, England, 16th century |
| Physical description | Padlock of wrought iron with the inscriptions MGC and ISNO. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'MGC' and 'ISNO' (The inscriptions appear to be of a later date and may have been added in the 18th century, though they appear to be contemporary to the patination.) |
| Gallery label | PADLOCK
Wrought iron
England; 16th century (the inscription appears to be of later date)
M.304-1922
Said formerly to have been used on the door of the condemned cell of the city gaol at Morpeth, Northumberland. The inscriptions MGC and ISNO may have been added in the 18th century, though they appear to be contemporary to the patination.(07/1994) |
| Object history | Said formerly to have been used on the door of the condemned cell of the city gaol at Morpeth, Northumberland. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ayrton, Maxwell and Arnold Silcock. Wrought iron and its decorative use. London: Country Life, ltd; New York: C. Scribner's sons, 1929. 4 pl., 196 p., ill.
fig.55A |
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| Accession number | M.304-1922 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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