Key to the main gate of the Citadel of Antwerp
Also known as: Sleutel van de hoofdpoort van de citadel van Antwerpen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1800 - 1850
Black iron key with kidney-shaped bow, solid shank, and simple bit with two notches. Marked; on the bow: VI. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-NM-11329; its record gives material recorded as iron (metal); technique sawing, forging, filing; measurements length 18.4 cm x length 5.2 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- iron (metal)
- Technique
- sawing, forging, filing
- Measurements
- length 18.4 cm x length 5.2 cm
- Dimensions museum
- width 3.1 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Sleutel van de hoofdpoort van de citadel van Antwerpen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-NM-11329
- 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
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