Lock
1660-1685 (made)
1660-1685 (made)
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Lock of cast brass and gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel with the crowned cypher of Charles II. The cypher is repeated without the crown in pierced steel on the inside of the lock with a stamped A. The handles are also of cast and stamped brass.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cast brass and steel, pierced, stamped and gilded |
| Brief description | Lock, cast brass and steel, pierced, stamped and gilded, Chislehurst, 1660-1685 |
| Physical description | Lock of cast brass and gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel with the crowned cypher of Charles II. The cypher is repeated without the crown in pierced steel on the inside of the lock with a stamped A. The handles are also of cast and stamped brass. |
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| Gallery label | LOCK (from a door)
Brass and steel
England; 1660-85
Given by Miss M. Thornton
M.64-1949
Cast brass and gilt case with an applied cast and pierced panel with the crowned cypher of Charles II. The cypher is repeated without the crown in pierced steel on the inside of the lock with a stamped A. The handles are also of cast and stamped brass. Formerly with M.63-1949, on the doors in Bishop's Well House, Chiselhurst, which once belonged to Sir Sammuel Rush Meylick, famous antiquary and armour collector, who died in 1848. It seems possible that they were part of his collection. The locksmith of both these locks may have worked in London.(07/1994) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss M. Thornton |
| Object history | Formerly with M.63-1949, on the doors in Bishop's Well House, Chislehurst, which once belonged to Sir Sammuel Rush Meylick, famous antiquary and armour collector, who died in 1848. It seems possible that they were part of his collection. The locksmith of both these locks may have worked in London. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.64-1949 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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