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Rim lock and key, 16th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

16th century

Rim lock and key in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 37.190.1a, b), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.

The museum dates it 16th century. The museum records the medium as Iron and the dimensions as Overall (lock .1a): 4 1/4 × 8 5/8 in. (10.8 × 21.9 cm); Length (key .1b): 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
Iron
Dimensions
Overall (lock .1a): 4 1/4 × 8 5/8 in. (10.8 × 21.9 cm); Length (key .1b): 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Metalwork-Iron

Identification

Met object id
198018
Museum object name
Rim lock and key
Museum object number
37.190.1a, b

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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