Lock, England, ca. 1690
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1690
Cast brass lock, with the monogram of William III and Queen Mary, engraved with tulips, foliage and scrollwork. LOCK Cast brass, England, c. 1690 With the monogram of William III and Queen Mary. The mechanism bears assembly marks of punched daisy heads, pairs of leaves and the roman numeral XXII. The numerals V, III, and VI can be seen on the edge of the lock.
Museum No. 206-1876 LOCK Cast brass England; c.1690 206-1879 The WR monogram of William III and Queen Mary and the two handles are roughly cast, and the former suggests the lock may have belonged to a royal house. The gilding of these parts differs from the body of the lock and suggests they were a later addition, though the bases of the handles may be original. It is engraved with tulips, foliage and scrollwork. The fine mechanism bears assembly marks: punched daisy heads, pairs of leaves and the roman numeral XXII. The numerals V, III, and VI can be seen on the edge of the lock.
Evidence at a glance
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Physical characteristics
- Materials and techniques
- Cast brass
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380665
- Museum object number
- 206-1879
- Marks and inscriptions
- [{'content': 'WR monogram of William III and Queen Mary, tulips, foliage and scrollwork. Assembly marks: punched daisy heads, pairs of leaves and XXII. The numerals V, III, and VI can be seen on the edge of the lock.', 'inscriber': {'name': {'text': '', 'id': ''}, 'association': {'text': '', 'id': ''}}, 'date': {'text': '', 'earliest': None, 'latest': None}, 'description': '', 'interpretation': '', 'language': '', 'medium': '', 'method': '', 'position': '', 'script': '', 'translation': '', 'transliteration': '', 'type': '', 'note': ''}]
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