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

Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten waxed paper label affixed to object with string reads: '61 Key', and on the reverse: '61'
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Author: David Kay

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Eleven apparently unaccessioned keys, plus one other metal object of unknown purpose, (TEMP.00736-TEMP.00747) 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. Four of these keys (TEMP.00736-TEMP.00739) have been identified as belonging to the Braybrooke Collection (see individual Context notes). All twelve objects were found with a note reading 'NO PROV'.
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Author: David Kay

Context (Related Documents)
According to a list of Braybrooke's keys (see G02/2/4), this key is described as an 'iron key broken Medieval: local'.
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Author: David Kay

Description (Labels & Markings)
Small typed paper label affixed to object reads: '61'
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Author: David Kay

Context (References)
cf: Museum of London (1940) 'Medieval Catalogue' London: London Museum Catalogues
Event Date 1940
Author: David Kay

Description (Physical description)
Key with sub-cylindrical pipe shank, protuding toe, and three parallel notched bits. The entire key is heavily corroded and the bow is missing.
Event Date 27/11/2018
Author: David Kay

Context (Analysis)
Cf. London Museum Medieval Catalogue Plate XXXI, especially no. 46 - a Type VIIA key from London. Type VIIA keys with circular bows reportedly date from the 13th-14th centuries, whereas those with 'kidney-shaped' (i.e. cusped) bows are more characteristic of the 15th century. As the bow is missing from this particular key, the Period field has simply been filled as 'Medieval'.
Event Date 22/1/2019
Author: David Kay