Latch Lock, Key, and Catch, American, 1700–1800
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700–1800
Latch lock, key, and catch in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 49.117.44a–c), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department. The museum dates it 1700–1800 and records its origin as American; Mid-Atlantic, United States. The museum records the medium as Wrought iron and the dimensions as H. 9 7/16 in. (24 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Wrought iron
- Dimensions
- H. 9 7/16 in. (24 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Mid-Atlantic, United States
- Culture recorded
- American
Identification
- Met object id
- 4763
- Museum object name
- Latch lock, key, and catch
- Museum object number
- 49.117.44a–c
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 date against a specialist reference.