Padlock with key, probably a guild masterpiece
Record status
Individual type · partial
A padlock with double locking mechanism, signed 16. W. 08; guild masterpiece. The padlock consists of a moulded quadrangular base; the lock case. It features a locking flap with knobs on both sides. On the lock case are two quadrangular elevations through which two sliding interlocking cylinders pass, each connected to a short side of the lock case. The elevations are surmounted by a knob and a rosette. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16085; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal), copper (metal); technique soldering, engraving; measurements height 14.5 cm x width 19 cm x diameter 13 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- iron (metal), copper (metal)
- Technique
- soldering, engraving
- Measurements
- height 14.5 cm x width 19 cm x diameter 13 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 14.5 cm x width 19 cm x diameter 13 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Hangslot met sleutel, vermoedelijk een gildeproef
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-16085
- Museum classification
- padlock · key
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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