Key, Bristol, ca. 1700-1750
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1700-1750
Double key made of steel, with evidence of alterations. It consists of a double moulded stem with two bits, one at either end, turned in opposite directions. 17. KEY, steel, England, 1700-1750 From the Old Gaol, Bristol. Museum No. 428-1902
17. DOUBLE KEY, steel, England; c. 1700-50 From the Old Gaol, Bristol, Avon, with evidence of alterations. Museum No. 428-1902
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 6.5 in; Width: 1.875 in
- Materials and techniques
- Steel
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Bristol
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O380819
- Museum object number
- 428-1902
- Object history (museum record)
- From the Old Gaol, Bristol, Avon. Bought from Mr A. W. Little for £10 in 1902, along with numbers 412 to 432-1902.
- 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.
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