Key, England, 1700-1750
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1700-1750
Key. Chiselled steel. English, 18th century. Hallow notched barrel of quatrefoil section, scrolled bow surmounted by a coronet. Key. Chiselled steel. English, 18th century. Hollow notched barrel of quatrefoil section, scrolled bow surmounted by a coronet.
1. KEY, steel, chiselled England, 1700-1750 Museum No. M.20-1932 1. KEY, steel, pierced, England; 1700-50 Museum No. M.20-1932
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 2.375 in; Width: .125 in
- Materials and techniques
- Steel, pierced
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O377976
- Museum object number
- M.20-1932
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought from Percy Webster for £14 in 1932, along with numbers M.17 to 19-1932.
- 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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