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Key, c. 1400 - c. 1600

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1400 - c. 1600

Key with a pointed, tapering short shank, V-shaped cut-out bit, and an oval bow. Heavily rusted. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-KOG-2080; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); measurements length 6.5 cm x width 2.8 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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Physical characteristics

Material
iron (metal)
Measurements
length 6.5 cm x width 2.8 cm
Dimensions museum
length 6.5 cm x width 2.8 cm

Identification

Original title
Sleutel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-KOG-2080
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

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against lock and metalwork references.
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