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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