Accession No
1923.276.15
Description
Key with pentagonal bow, flattened oblong shank, split lengthways from the terminus to about halfway towards the bow, and the remains of a single bit which appears to have had key wards on at least the front and rear edges. The entire key is very corroded, and the bit is particularly badly damaged.
Place
Europe
Period
Medieval
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.276.15
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
9mm x 45mm x 95mm Weight 0.031kg
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card notes: 'No provenance. Roman and later.'
Event Date 1923
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card (original) for 1923.276: 'Ten Eighteen iron keys.'
Event Date 1923
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)
Catalogue card (typed) for 1923.276: '18 iron keys... also two spring-pins from padlocks'
Event Date 20/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Context (Analysis)
cf. Medieval keys in the London Museum Medieval Catalogue, especially Plate XXX, No. 29 - a Type V key from the Royal Exchange, London.
Event Date 29/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Key with pentagonal bow, flattened oblong shank, split lengthways from the terminus to about halfway towards the bow, and the remains of a single bit which appears to have had key wards on at least the front and rear edges. The entire key is very corroded, and the bit is particularly badly damaged.
Event Date 29/11/2018
Author: David Kay
FM:282210
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