Engraved lock with key of tinned iron
Also known as: Gegraveerd slot met sleutel van vertind ijzer
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1600 - c. 1699
Lock with key of tinned iron, so-called rim lock with two bolts and the corresponding key. A trefoil-shaped lock case. The lock plate is engraved with interlaced tendrils, the tendrils terminating in flowers containing faces.
The key has a heart-shaped bow resting on a round disc, a smooth shank, and a bit. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-8721; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal), tin (metal); technique tinning, engraving; measurements height 12 cm x length 21 cm x width 14 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), tin (metal)
- Technique
- tinning, engraving
- Measurements
- height 12 cm x length 21 cm x width 14 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 12 cm x length 21 cm x width 14 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Gegraveerd slot met sleutel van vertind ijzer
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-8721
- Museum classification
- rim lock · lock · key
Catalogue references
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Research required
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