Accession No
TEMP.00726
Description
Key with oval cusped bow, cylindrical shank, collar and pin. The pin includes both a short length of throating before the join between the pin and bit, and a protruding toe after it. The single bit is cut with key wards to both the sides and bottom edge, but the latter has been infilled with lead and capped with copper alloy to form a straight edge. The letter 'C' is stamped on one side of the bow.
Place
Europe
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00726
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Brass; Copper alloy; Lead
Local Term
Measurements
8mm x 31mm x 94mm Weight 0.04kg
Events
Context (Other owners)
The label affixed to this object is similar to those in the Braybrooke Collection, however the handwriting is extremely faint and difficult to compare, so the context remains insecure.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
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 key was found mounted on a plain wooden display board.
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 with string reads: '17. Sadd Sale. not to be entered' and '56 A'. The reverse of the label bears the typed stamp: 'DENNISON LONDON'.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Key with oval cusped bow, cylindrical shank, collar and pin. The pin includes both a short length of throating before the join between the pin and bit, and a protruding toe after it. The single bit is cut with key wards to both the sides and bottom edge, but the latter has been infilled with lead and capped with copper alloy to form a straight edge. The letter 'C' is stamped on one side of the bow.
Event Date 21/11/2018
Author: David Kay
FM:282087
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