Key of iron and gilt bronze, with the monogram JPC of Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, Elector of Trier
Also known as: Sleutel van ijzer en verguld brons, met monogram JPC van Johann Philipp von Waldersdorff, keurvorst van Trier
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1765
Key of iron and gilt bronze, with the monogram JPC of Johann Philipp von Walderdorff, Elector of Trier (1756–1768). The key belongs to a desk made around 1765 by Abraham Roentgen (BK-16676).
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-16676-B; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), iron (metal), gilding (material); technique gild. 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
- bronze (metal), iron (metal), gilding (material)
- Technique
- gild
Identification
- Original title
- Sleutel van ijzer en verguld brons, met monogram JPC van Johann Philipp von Waldersdorff, keurvorst van Trier
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-16676-B
- Museum classification
- 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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