Key with oval bow
Also known as: Sleutel met ovaal handvat
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
in or before 1746
The iron key has an oval bow with pierced ornament, the shank is profiled, the barrel is hollow, and the bit flares slightly outward. Belongs with cupboard door lock (BK-KOG-2659-A).
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-KOG-2659-B; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal), iron (metal); technique engraving; measurements height 7.8 cm x width 3.9 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
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- tin (metal), iron (metal)
- Technique
- engraving
- Measurements
- height 7.8 cm x width 3.9 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 7.8 cm x width 3.9 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Sleutel met ovaal handvat
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-KOG-2659-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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against lock and metalwork references.