Key, ca. 1670-1700
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1670-1700
Key of steel, the openwork bow is formed of foliage enclosing an unidentified monogram, the baluster stem is pierced and engraved with floiage, English, late 17th century.
Key of pierced and engraved steel, the openwork bow is formed of foliage enclosing an unidentified monogram, believed to possibly be the letters 'ERV'. The baluster stem is pierced and engraved with foliage.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 13.97 cm; Width: 4.45 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Pierced and engraved steel
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O378024
- Museum object number
- 166-1898
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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 and source attribution against specialist references.