Lock, Lyons, ca. 1630
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1630
Lock with key and escutcheon of pierced and engraved iron, with four lozenge-headed screws for attachment. Rectangular lock, the inner plate pierced and engraved with 'fleur-de-lys', monsters and scrollwork.
The escutcheon consists of monsters and foliage similarly executed. The bow of the key is pierced and engraved with foliage ending in heads of birds. It is attached to the stem by a moulded neck enriched with brass. The end of the four screws, which have nuts for fixing, are each engraved with a 'fleur-de-lys'.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials and techniques
- Wrought iron, pierced and engraved
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Lyons
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380504
- Museum object number
- 1317-1901
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought for £4.19s. 10d.
- 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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