Key, pierced steel, France, 1840-1850
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840-1850
Key of pierced steel, artificially aged at a later date. The key has a plain barrel and large wards, the circular bow is chiselled on the outside with two monsters and is filled in with delicately pierced gothic tracery resembling a rose window; the outline of the tracery is emphasised by the fine raised lines. There is a loop at the top of the bow, by which the key could be suspended.
It was made in France in the 1840's. Key of pierced steel artificially aged at a later date. Plain barrel and large wards, the circular bow is chiselled on the outside with two monsters and is filled in with delicately pierced gothic tracery resembling a rose window; the outline of the tracery is emphasised by the fine raised lines. Bought from Messrs. J. Sasson & Co. for £150 in 1894, along with 174-1894.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Pierced steel
- Dimensions
- Length: 16.5 cm; Width: 6.35 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O378028
- Museum object name
- Key
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- 173-1894
- Museum system number
- O378028
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.