Key, Italy, ca. 1570-1600
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1570-1600
Key of silver, pierced and engraved, the shaft of the key is triangular and chased with scroll foliage, the bow is formed of two dolphins, made in Italy, c.1570-1600.
Key of silver, pierced and engraved steel. The shaft is triangular and chased with scroll foliage, the bow formed by two dolphins. 23. KEY, steel, engraved, Italy, c. 1570-1600 Museum No. 69-1866 23. KEY, steel, pierced and engraved, Italy; c. 1570-1600 Museum No. 69-1866
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 13.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Steel, silver, pierced, engraved
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Italy
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O378033
- Museum object number
- 69-1866
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought for £4 in 1866.
- 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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