Accession No
TEMP.00755
Description
Large key with cusped bow, cylindrical pipe shank and single bit with reinforced bottom edge and multiple key wards cut so as to form five consecutive '3'-like shapes.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles; ?England; ?Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00755
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
22mm x 58mm x 155mm Weight 0.18kg
Events
Context (Auction / Sale)
Label affixed to object, giving possible (though completely unverified) use-context of King's College in the 17th century, is in the handwriting of Anatole von Hügel, presumably the Curator mentioned on the label as having bought this object.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten label affixed to object with string reads: "Bt. by Curator. Sold as the Key of Kings Coll.", and on the reverse: "at time of OLIVER Cromwell."
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Large key with cusped bow, cylindrical pipe shank and single bit with reinforced bottom edge and multiple key wards cut so as to form five consecutive '3'-like shapes.
Event Date 22/1/2019
Author: David Kay
FM:282570
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