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Key, so-called chamberlain's key of gilded bronze, with coat of arms and monogram FGGS of Franz Georg Graf von Schönborn, Elector and Archbishop of Trier

Also known as: Sleutel, zogenaamde kamerheersleutel van verguld brons, met wapen en monogram FGGS van Franz Georg Graf von Schönborn, keurvorst en aartsbisschop van Trier

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1725 - 1750

Key, so-called chamberlain's key of gilded bronze, with coat of arms and monogram FGGS of Franz Georg Graf von Schönborn, Elector and Archbishop of Trier (1729-1756).

The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-9175; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal), gilding (material); technique gild; measurements length 18 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.

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze (metal), gilding (material)
Technique
gild
Measurements
length 18 cm x width 4 cm
Dimensions museum
length 18 cm x width 4 cm

Identification

Original title
Sleutel, zogenaamde kamerheersleutel van verguld brons, met wapen en monogram FGGS van Franz Georg Graf von Schönborn, keurvorst en aartsbisschop van Trier
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-9175
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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