Padlock and key
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 17th century
This entry documents an iron padlock and key produced in Germany during the early seventeenth century, dating between 1600 and 1650. The maker of the set remains unknown. The key component measures 9.8 cm in length, while the associated padlock measures 15.2 cm in height and 9.5 cm in width.
The key features an openwork decorative bow tapering into a pointed terminal, connected by moulded collar rings to a straight, tubular shank and a rectangular bit cut with functional notches. The padlock recorded with the key features applied decorative elements on its sides consisting of lions' heads and wreaths.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Iron
- Dimensions
- Height (padlock): 15.2 cm; Width (padlock): 9.5 cm; Length (key): 9.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Unknown
- Place recorded
- Germany
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
- Padlock and key
- Museum object number
- 562-1872
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.