Door Lock
ca. 1470-1500 (made)
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Wrought iron door lock, the front decorated in openwork with an inscribed prayer to the Virgin Mary in Gothic characters. The fastenings and the plate to conceal the key-hole are missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wrought iron, pierced, inscribed |
| Brief description | Door lock inscribed with a Latin prayer to the Virgin Mary, wrought iron, the keyhole plate and fastenings missing, made in France, ca. 1470-1500 |
| Physical description | Wrought iron door lock, the front decorated in openwork with an inscribed prayer to the Virgin Mary in Gothic characters. The fastenings and the plate to conceal the key-hole are missing. |
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| Gallery label | DOOR LOCK, wrought iron, France; c. 1470-1500
Inscribed with a Latin prayer to the Virgin Mary. The fastenings and plate to conceal the keyhole are missing.
Museum No. 539-1895(07/1994) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Gardner, John Starkie. Ironwork. Part 1: From the Earliest Times to the End of the Medieval Period. London, 1892.
pl.49, p.117 |
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| Accession number | 539-1895 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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