Accession No

BB 1912.676


Description

A small key with elaborate gilded openwork bow, cylindrical pipe shank, and single bit with key wards cut on both the sides and bottom edge.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England


Period

Post Medieval


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

BB 1912.676


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Steel; ?Gold


Local Term


Measurements

7mm x 30mm x 68mm Weight 0.013kg


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


Context (Display)
This object was found affixed to a wooden board. A paper label is affixed to the rear of the board, with pencil handwriting reading: 'Reg.1912.676.', and in pen: 'Key. (Wardour St. London) Purchases 1912.'
Event Date
Author: David Kay


Context (Auction / Sale)
Although there is no information regarding who this object was bought from, or its original context, both the accession register and associated display board label note that this key was bought by the Museum from Wardour Street in London in 1912.
Event Date 1912
Author: David Kay


Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'A small ornate steel key ( century), with a gilt fan'
Event Date 1912
Author: David Kay


Description (Physical description)
A small key with elaborate gilded openwork bow, cylindrical pipe shank, and single bit with key wards cut on both the sides and bottom edge.
Event Date 20/11/2018
Author: David Kay


FM:282063

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