Accession No
1903.12
Description
Iron key with kidney-shaped bow, swelling slightly at centre opposite stem; hollow baluster-like cylindrical stem; rectangular bit with S-shaped cross section formed from three wards separated by two vertical clefts.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval 18th century
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1903.12
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
100mm
Events
Context (Display)
Previously mounted on plain paper-wrapped display board with handwritten label which reads: 'XVIII Cent. Iron Key with S-shaped fan. Cambridge. Camb. Ant. Soc. A 1903.12.'.
Event Date
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
Description (Physical description)
Iron key with 'S' shaped webb
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'An iron key with S-shaped ward.'
Event Date 1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Auction / Sale)
Bought in Cambridge.
Event Date 1903
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Iron key with kidney-shaped bow, swelling slightly at centre opposite stem; hollow baluster-like cylindrical stem; rectangular bit with S-shaped cross section formed from three wards separated by two vertical clefts.
Event Date 5/1/2024
Author: Zahni Blumenthal
FM:19486
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