Key, England, ca. 1670-1700
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1670-1700
Key, brass, gilded, England; c. 1670-1700. With the crowned monogram of king William II and Mary (1689-1694). Chamberlain’s key. Gilt brass. Cypher of William III and Mary II. English; 1689-1694. Bow cast in openwork and chased with the monarch’s cypher flanked by the lion and unicorn, facing outwards, and surmounted by a crown. The stem formed by four openwork scrolls with a beaded bar in the middle. Words formed by openwork scrolls.
21. KEY, gilt brass, England, c. 1670-1700 With the monogram of William III and Mary II Museum No. M.317-1962 21. KEY, brass, gilded, England; c. 1670-1700 With the crowned monogram of King William II and Mary (1689-94). Museum No. M.317-1962
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 6.750 in; Width: 2.250 in
- Materials and techniques
- Gilt brass
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O377966
- Museum object number
- M.317-1962
- Object history (museum record)
- Received from Claude D. Rotch.
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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