Chest lock, ca. 1570-1600
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1570-1600
Chest lock, ca. 1570-1600 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1570-1600. The museum's brief description reads: Chest lock, engraved and pierced iron, ornament in the form of dolphins, and key made in Italy, ca.
1570-1600. Museum description: Chest lock of engraved and pierced iron with ornament in the form of dolphins. The museum record gives material recorded as iron; measurements Height 27.9 cm; Length 9.2 cm; place associated: Italy. 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
- iron
- Dimensions
- Height 27.9 cm; Length 9.2 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Iron, pierced and engraved
- Place recorded
- Italy
Identification
- Museum object name
- Chest lock
- Museum object number
- 88&A-1879
- Museum system number
- O380104
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.