Key, steel, France, 1575-1600
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1575-1600
Key of pierced and chiselled steel. The key is decorated in the Renaissance style with the long shank in the form of a classical column. It has a decorated capital at the top made of curling leaves, the edges of the broad bow are modelled as two winged beasts, back to back, above a scallop shell. Other motifs included are two cornucopia or horns of plenty, a lion's mask, a human mask and two rams' heads.
Key decorated in the Renaissance style. Long shank in the form of a classical column. Formerly Spitzer collection.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Pierced and chiselled steel
- Dimensions
- Length: 12.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France, 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-O378012
- Museum object name
- Key
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- M.646-1910
- Museum system number
- O378012
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.