Lock, European, 15th–16th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
15th–16th century
Lock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 55.61.1a–f), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department. The museum dates it 15th–16th century and records its origin as European.
The museum records the medium as Iron and the dimensions as Overall (a): 6 3/4 x 7 in. (17.1 x 17.8 cm) Overall (b): 1 3/4 x 9 in. (4.4 x 22.9 cm) Overall (c-f): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Human Figures, Salamanders. 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
- Iron
- Dimensions
- Overall (a): 6 3/4 x 7 in. (17.1 x 17.8 cm) Overall (b): 1 3/4 x 9 in. (4.4 x 22.9 cm) Overall (c-f): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Iron
- Culture recorded
- European
Identification
- Met object id
- 471579
- Museum object name
- Lock
- Museum object number
- 55.61.1a–f
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
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