Lock, France, ca. 1520s
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1520s
Wrought iron door or chest lock with later angle fixings. The border is decorated with dolphins, foliated scrolls in openwork and rosettes at the corners. The centre panel is partly filled with similar ornament and has a baluster-shaped column to conceal the keyhole. On teh hasp is a dragon. Much of the tracery is missing.
DOOR OR CHEST LOCK, wrought iron, France; c.1520s The angle fixings are a 19th century addition. Museum No. 495-1895
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 17.8 cm; Width: 17.1 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Wrought iron
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380529
- Museum object number
- 495-1895
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought in 1895 with objects 496 to 511-1895 for £180.
- 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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