Lock, wrought iron, Spain, 1650-1700
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1650-1700
Lock of wrought iron, pierced and engraved, bearing the monograms IHS (Jesus) and MA (Maria) in openwork. Square shaped, engraved with a foliated scroll border and other ornament, it is attached to a plate extending above and below in open scrollwork and floral ornament surrounding the monograms.
Bought from the Rico y Sinobas Collection (Museum nos. 250-280-1900) and received on 17th November 1899 from Senor Esteban Minguez Moreno, Calle de Cuatro Santos 34, Cartegena, Spain. Possibly from a religious institution with the monograms HIS (JEsus) and MA (Maria).
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Wrought iron, pierced and engraved
- Dimensions
- Length: 50.3 cm; Width: 13.7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Spain
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- 'HIS'; 'MA'
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-O379957
- Museum object name
- Lock
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- 261-1900
- Museum system number
- O379957
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.