Lock, France, ca. 1500 (5705-1859)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1500
Wrought iron lock for a door or chest. Chiselled to depict the standing figure of St John in the centre under a canopy, on each side a panel of perforated Gothic tracery and crocheted canopies. On the bolt there is two windows and an eagle.
DOOR OR CHEST LOCK, wrought iron, France; c.1500 With a standing figure of St. John. Soulages Collection Museum No. 5705-1859
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 15.9 cm; Weight: 9.8 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Wrought iron, chiselled
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380545
- Museum object number
- 5705-1859
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought from the Soulages Collection for £5 in 1859.
- 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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