Padlock with key, late 16th–early 17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 16th–early 17th century
Padlock with key in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 65.157a–c), catalogued by the museum's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department.
The museum dates it late 16th–early 17th century. The museum records the medium as Steel and the dimensions as Overall (padlock .157a): 7 × 7 × 4 3/4 in. (17.8 × 17.8 × 12.1 cm); Length (key .157b): 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); Overall (shackle .157c): 4 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (11.9 × 10.5 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
- Steel
- Dimensions
- Overall (padlock .157a): 7 × 7 × 4 3/4 in. (17.8 × 17.8 × 12.1 cm); Length (key .157b): 6 9/16 in. (16.7 cm); Overall (shackle .157c): 4 11/16 × 4 1/8 in. (11.9 × 10.5 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Steel
Identification
- Met object id
- 204560
- Museum object name
- Padlock with key
- Museum object number
- 65.157a–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
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