Lock, France, 1731
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1731
Chest lock with hasp and key in pierced and chiselled steel. The centre is enclosed by columns, pierced borders and a key with a square handle and circular centre of geometrical tracery. A hinged panel reveals the keyhole. The lock is signed 'P T PICHET 1731' and the key 'PP'. An example of the 18th century revival of medieval ornament with tracery panels.
CHEST LOCK AND HASP WITH KEY, steel, France; Dated 1731 An example of the 18th century revival of medieval ornament. A hinged panel reveals the keyhole. The lock is signed P T PICHET 1731 and the key PP by the locksmith. Museum No. 2791-1856
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 26.7 cm (lock); Width: 9.5 cm (lock); Length: 13.3 cm (key)
- Materials and techniques
- Steel, pierced and chiselled
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380548
- Museum object number
- 2791&A-1856
- Object history (museum record)
- Bought for £6 in 1856.
- 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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