Wrought iron key with coat of arms and monogram CA of Clemens August of Bavaria, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne
Also known as: Sleutel van smeedijzer met wapen en monogram CA van Clemens August von Bayern, keurvorst en aartsbisschop van Keulen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1750
Wrought iron key with coat of arms and monogram CA of Clemens August of Bavaria (1723–1761), Elector and Archbishop of Cologne. A tendril winds around the closed pipe and the two-part bit is cut in a meander pattern. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12913; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); measurements length 13.3 cm x width 4.7 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- iron (metal)
- Measurements
- length 13.3 cm x width 4.7 cm
- Dimensions museum
- length 13.3 cm x width 4.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Sleutel van smeedijzer met wapen en monogram CA van Clemens August von Bayern, keurvorst en aartsbisschop van Keulen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12913
- Museum classification
- key
Catalogue references
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