Door lock, France, ca. 1470-1500
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1470-1500
Wrought iron door lock, the front decorated in openwork with an inscribed prayer to the Virgin Mary in Gothic characters. The fastenings and the plate to conceal the key-hole are missing.
DOOR LOCK, wrought iron, France; c. 1470-1500 Inscribed with a Latin prayer to the Virgin Mary. The fastenings and plate to conceal the keyhole are missing. Museum No. 539-1895
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 19.7 cm; Width: 15.2 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Wrought iron, pierced, inscribed
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380518
- Museum object number
- 539-1895
- Marks and inscriptions
- [{'content': "'O MARIA FLOS V(IRGINVM) (A)VE REGINA SELORVM (sic) MATER REGINA ANGELORVM'", 'inscriber': {'name': {'text': '', 'id': ''}, 'association': {'text': '', 'id': ''}}, 'date': {'text': '', 'earliest': None, 'latest': None}, 'description': '', 'interpretation': '', 'language': '', 'medium': '', 'method': '', 'position': '', 'script': '', 'translation': '', 'transliteration': '', 'type': '', 'note': 'Inscribed'}, {'content': "'Ave Maria gracia (plena) (d)omi (dus) tectum bene(dicta)'", 'inscriber': {'name': {'text': '', 'id': ''}, 'association': {'text': '', 'id': ''}}, 'date': {'text': '', 'earliest': None, 'latest': None}, 'description': '', 'interpretation': '', 'language': '', 'medium': '', 'method': '', 'position': '', 'script': '', 'translation': '', 'transliteration': '', 'type': '', 'note': 'Inscribed'}]
- 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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