Description (Labels & Markings)
Second handwritten label found with object reads: 'STEEL KEY RING & GIRDLE HOOK. Inscribed: C.~.D. 1798. A.R.1915.138. C.A.S. 1915.'
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label found with object reads: 'A.1915.3 18th century Cambridge. *C.A.S. 1915.', and in pencil: 'AR 1915.138'
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Description (Inscription)
Inscribed 'C D' and '1798'
Event Date
Author: David Kay

Context (Auction / Sale)
Accession register notes: 'Bt. Whittaker 7/6'
Event Date 1915
Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'A key-ring with swivel and shield belt-hook of iron, inscribed "C. S. [sic] D. 1798", with two keys, one ornate, or earlier date.'
Event Date 1915
Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
A key ring connected to a shield-shaped belt hook via a swivel. The face of the belt belt hook is inscribed with curvilinear forms, plus the initials 'C D' and the year '1798'. There are two keys connected to the key ring, one larger and one smaller. The larger key has an ovate cusped bow, cylindrical pipe shank, and a single bit with a reinforced bottom edge and centrally pierced key wards in a star-shape. The smaller key has an oval bow, cylindrical pipe shank, and single bit with one key ward cut into both the front and rear edges, forming an 'S'-shape.
Event Date 22/11/2018
Author: David Kay