Key, England, ca. 1660
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1660
Key, wrought iron, pierced and engraved, England, c. 1700. Comprising a finely turned shank engraved with feathered ornament, with an elaborate pierced bow of foliate scrolls, and a complex ward, also engraved. Feathering is a common decorative technique on English keys of the late 17th/ early 18th centuries.
12. KEY, steel, engraved and pierced, England, c. 1660 Museum No. M. 29-1994 12. KEY, steel, pierced, England; c.1660 Museum No. M.29-1994
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 13.1 cm; Width: 4.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Steel, pierced
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O373766
- Museum object number
- M.29-1994
- 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
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