Lock, Germany, ca. 1550
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1550
Steel lock for a chest. The plate of ornamental outline is etched with a grotesque woman with two tails ending in floral scrolls and monsters heads; similar scrollwork and formalised acanthus leaves fill up the rest of the surface of the plate. The lock consists of two spring catches. There are five pins with spherical and spirally fluted heads.
LOCK, steel, etched, Germany; c. 1550 The ornament if typical of South German locksmith's work. Museum No. 1053-1893
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 21.3 cm; Width: 21.3 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Steel, etched
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Germany
- Production note
- The ornament is typical of South German locksmiths' work.
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380322
- Museum object number
- 1053-1893
- 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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