Mortise lock, French, 14th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
14th century
Mortise lock in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 87.11.59), catalogued by the museum's Medieval Art department. The museum dates it 14th century and records its origin as French.
The museum records the medium as Iron and the dimensions as Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 11/16 in. (6.3 x 7.2 x 1.8 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
- Iron
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 11/16 in. (6.3 x 7.2 x 1.8 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Metalwork-Iron
- Culture recorded
- French
Identification
- Met object id
- 468854
- Museum object name
- Mortise lock
- Museum object number
- 87.11.59
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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