Lock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
16th century
This object is a 16th-century lock and hasp with an associated key, crafted in Spain by an unknown maker. It is forged from wrought iron and features surface treatment including tinning, incising, piercing, and bluing. The ensemble measures approximately 13.5 inches in height and 13.5 inches in width.
The assembly is decorated with incised patterns across its surfaces and pierced openwork detailing along the borders, particularly around the lower lock plate. Rosette studs ornament the metalwork at various points on the hasp hinge and corners. A keyhole is visible on the lock case, and the accompanying key features a trefoil bow.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The lock and hasp were acquired by the museum in 1854 for £1 15s.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Wrought and tinned iron, incised, pierced and blued
- Dimensions
- Height: 13.5 in; Width: 13.5 in
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- Spain
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Lock
- Museum object number
- 301:1, 2-1854
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.