Key, London, 1929
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1929
Key in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number M.225-1929), made in London, dated 1929, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Key, gold with enamel, England, 1929.
Museum description: Key. Gold with enamelled bow. London hallmark for 1929-1930. Moulded stem, bow with openwork acanthus ornament surrounding an enamelled shield (a white rose on a blue ground), on the back of which is the inscription. The museum records it as Gold, enamel, measuring Length 108 mm; Width 35 mm. These details come from the 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold, enamel
- Dimensions
- Length 108 mm; Width 35 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Gold, enamel
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- London
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'Presented to H.R.H. the Duke of York K.G. by the Bethnal Green Borough Council on opening the public baths & washhouses; Old Ford Road. 5th November ’29'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Key
- Museum object number
- M.225-1929
- Museum system number
- O1131518
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
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