Accession No
1904.357
Description
Key with oval bow and cylindrical shank widening slightly to collar. A single bit extends from the collar along a solid pin with a small toe. The bit is of a 'bridge ward' type, with a simple symmetrical pattern of key wards cut into its centre.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval early 18th century
Source
Shippey, G. A. (Mr) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1904.357
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
6mm x 32mm x 99mm Weight 0.024kg
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 affixed to object reads: 'A.1904.357. Iron Key. Early XVIII Century. Mr g.a. Shippey. 1904'
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'An iron key'
Event Date 1904
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Key with oval bow and cylindrical shank widening slightly to collar. A single bit extends from the collar along a solid pin with a small toe. The bit is of a 'bridge ward' type, with a simple symmetrical pattern of key wards cut into its centre.
Event Date 20/11/2018
Author: David Kay
FM:282065
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