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Iron key, c. 1400 - c. 1950

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1400 - c. 1950

Iron key, formerly attached to a steel ring (together with the numbers 1019 up to and including 1084). The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-1019; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); measurements length 15 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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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Material
iron (metal)
Measurements
length 15 cm
Dimensions museum
length 15 cm

Identification

Original title
IJzeren sleutel
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-1019
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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