Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten waxed paper label affixed to TEMP.00731.1-2 reads: 'with Foxcote items in tray'
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Author: David Kay

Context (Other owners)
This key was identified as being part of the Braybrooke Collection on the strength of its waxed label, which is consistent with other securely identified material from the same collection.
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Author: David Kay

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Nine apparently unaccessioned keys (TEMP.00728-TEMP.00735) 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. Five of these keys (TEMP.00728-TEMP.00731.1-2) have been identified as belonging to the Braybrooke Collection (see individual Context notes). All nine keys were found with a note reading 'NO PROV'.
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Author: David Kay

Context (Production / use)
Whilst the label identifies this key as coming from the Roman villa site of Foxcote, excavated by Lord Chandos in 1839, this key is of a very different form to TEMP.00731.1. The cusped bow in particular suggests it to be of Post Medieval date. As such, the Period field has been filled as 'Post Medieval'. How this key came to be associated with either Foxcote or TEMP.00731.1 is currently unknown.
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Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
Key with ovate cusped bow, sub-cylindrical pipe shank, and a single damaged bit with one key ward cut into its rear edge. The entire object is quite highly corroded.
Event Date 22/11/2018
Author: David Kay

Context (Related Documents)
The label that was originally attached to both TEMP.00731.1 and TEMP.00731.2 has been retained with TEMP.00731.1 after the two objects were separated.
Event Date 27/11/2018
Author: David Kay