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Double key with two bits

Also known as: Dubbele sleutel met twee baarden

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1600 - c. 1699

Double key with two bits attached on either side of both ends of the baluster-shaped shank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-KOG-2226; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); measurements length 13.3 cm x width 4 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)
Measurements
length 13.3 cm x width 4 cm
Dimensions museum
length 13.3 cm x width 4 cm

Identification

Original title
Dubbele sleutel met twee baarden
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-KOG-2226
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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