Object

Accession No

1907.202

Description

Large key with ovate cusped bow, cylindrical pipe shank, and a single bit cut with two key wards forming an 'S'-shape.

Place

Europe; British Isles; England

Period

Post Medieval 16th century

Source

Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]; Whittaker [vendor]

Department

Arch

Reference Numbers

1907.202; MAA: AR 1907.285

Cultural Affliation

Material

Metal; Iron

Local Term

Measurements

18mm x 50mm x 143mm Weight 0.115kg

Events

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Found in bag of 18 keys (1904.357, 1907.202, 1910.84 A-C, 1911.2, 1917.110, 1917.116, 1918.143, 1918.204, 1923.256.3-4, 1923.276.11, BB 1912.676, TEMP.00724-00727) with a note reading 'N. P.' [no provenance].
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label in ink previously affixed to object (now separated) reads: 'A.1907.202. *The Camb.Ant.Soc., 1907.' and in pencil: '(Bt. Whitaker, Camb, 1907)'
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Context (Auction / Sale)
Accession register notes: 'Bt. Cambridge' and 'Bt. Whitaker'.
Event Date 1907
Author: David Kay

Context (Related Documents)
See accession register for ink drawing of object.
Event Date 1907
Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'An iron key with oval, cusped bow, piped stem and S-shaped web'.
Event Date 1907
Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
Large key with ovate cusped bow, cylindrical pipe shank, and a single bit cut with two key wards forming an 'S'-shape.
Event Date 14/11/2018
Author: David Kay

FM:282011