Chest lock, ca. 1500-1530
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1500-1530
Chest lock, ca. 1500-1530 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1500-1530. The museum's brief description reads: Wrought iron chest lock, two vertical balusters depicted, made in France, ca.
1500-1530. Museum description: Wrought iron chest lock, two vertical balusters depicted. The decoration consists of a symmetrical pattern of open gothic tracery on either side of the keyhole and hasp; at the bottom is a band of slightly convex openwork ornament. The keyhole is concealed by a hinged plate decorated with openwork; the hasp is decorated in relief with trefoils and enclosed by a rope pattern. The lower fretwork panel has been replaced.
The museum record gives material recorded as wrought iron; measurements Length 19.2 cm; Width 18.7 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- wrought iron
- Dimensions
- Length 19.2 cm; Width 18.7 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Wrought iron
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Chest lock
- Museum object number
- 590-1895
- Museum system number
- O380513
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 museum record and a specialist reference.