Key, France, 1630s
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1630s
Steel key with flanged bit and heart-shaped pipe grooved for a sheath which is wanting. The chiselled bow consists of a pair of dolphins mouth to mouth and tail to tail, with a revolving stem passing through vertically and terminating in a knob.
19. KEY, steel, chiselled, France, c. 1630 Museum No. 1119-1898 19. KEY, steel, France; 1630s Museum No. 1119-1898
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 12.8 cm; Width: 5 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Steel, chiselled
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380594
- Museum object number
- 1119-1898
- 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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