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Ironwork, Room 114c

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Lock and Key

ca. 1670-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Door lock and key of pierced and engraved steel, with mask and scroll ornament. Three bolts operated by a hinged lever.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Lock
  • Key
Materials and techniques
Steel, pierced and engraved
Brief description
Door lock and key, engraved and pierced steel, scroll and mask ornament, made in Germany, ca. 1670-1700
Physical description
Door lock and key of pierced and engraved steel, with mask and scroll ornament. Three bolts operated by a hinged lever.
Gallery label
DOOR LOCK AND KEY, steel, engraved and pierced, Germany; c.1670-1700 Acquired in Eisenach and possibly from a treasury door. The three bolts can be withdrawn by raising a hinged lever so that the door can be secured from the inside without the key. Museum No. 1048&a-1893(07/1994)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 2: Continental ironwork of the renaissance and later periods. London, 1896. p.37
Collection
Accession number
1048&A-1893

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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