Padlock, Spain, 17th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
17th century
Padlock of polished steel with two keys. The keys have to be used separately and a bolt with drawn for each, to open the padlock. Rectangular, with a keyhole in front and behind, and two pedestals below connected by a cylindrical bolt; the latter consists of a bar and a tube each attached to a plate with pendent handle.
The keys have heart-shaped bows pierced with holes, and flanged bits; the pipe of one (263A) is of quatrefoil and of the other (263b) of star-shaped section.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Designed for securing a chest and operated by two keys. The padlock can only be opened if the keys are used in the correct sequence.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 5.5 in; Width: 4.125 in; Length: 13.375 in; Width: 1.375 in; Length: 3 in; Width: 1.625 in
- Materials and techniques
- Steel
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Spain, France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O374428
- Museum object number
- 263-1900
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought from the Rico y Sinobas Collection (Museum nos. 250-280-1900) and received on 17th November 1899 from Senor Esteban Minguez Moreno, Calle de Cuatro Santos 34, Cartegena, Spain. Manuel Rico y Sinobas (1819-1898) was a Spanish physicist and a pioneering researcher in meteorology in Spain. He was a full member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine from 1861 until his death. He was noted as a collector of books and manuscripts but also had a large collection of locks, keys and other items in iron and steel.
- 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.
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