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Coffer lock and key, ca. 1680–1700

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

ca. 1680–1700

Coffer lock and key in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 57.137.7a, b), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The museum dates it ca. 1680–1700. The museum records the medium as Steel, iron and the dimensions as Overall (padlock .7a): 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 in. (16 × 9 × 5.1 cm); Length (key .7b): 5 5/8 in. (14.3 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Steel, iron
Dimensions
Overall (padlock .7a): 6 5/16 × 3 9/16 × 2 in. (16 × 9 × 5.1 cm); Length (key .7b): 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Metalwork-Iron

Identification

Met object id
201998
Museum object name
Coffer lock and key
Museum object number
57.137.7a, 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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