Lock plate, France, 1751
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1751
Lock plate, France, 1751 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1751. The museum's brief description reads: Lock plate, steel decorated with a cross and '1751' in fretwork, made in France, dated 1751.
Museum description: Steel lock plate decorated with a cross and the date '1751' in fretwork, with three bolts. The museum record gives material recorded as steel; measurements Height 16.8 cm; Width 9.5 cm; place associated: France. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- steel
- Dimensions
- Height 16.8 cm; Width 9.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Steel
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Lock plate
- Museum object number
- 4592-1855
- Museum system number
- O380551
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: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.