Accession No
TEMP.00725
Description
Very large key with rounded triangular bow, sub-cylindrical shank, and a single bit straddling the shank, collar and pin. The pin protrudes forwards to form a toe. The bit is cut with a symmetrical pattern of key wards in a 'bridge ward' pattern. A short length of copper wire is attached to the bow.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00725; R.87.D.I.
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron; Copper
Local Term
Measurements
18mm x 97mm x 275mm Weight 0.6kg
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 (Found together / assemblage)
Four apparently unaccessioned keys (TEMP.00724-TEMP.00727) were found together in the museum store. Some or all of them may have been accessioned and become disassociated with their museum number, or they may never have been formally accessioned into the museum's collection.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Labels & Markings)
A handwritten label affixed to the object reads: 'R.87.D.I. PERTHSHIRE.'
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Very large key with rounded triangular bow, sub-cylindrical shank, and a single bit straddling the shank, collar and pin. The pin protrudes forwards to form a toe. The bit is cut with a symmetrical pattern of key wards in a 'bridge ward' pattern. A short length of copper wire is attached to the bow.
Event Date 21/11/2018
Author: David Kay
FM:282086
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