Lock Nut with Key
The 'nut' is the lock mechanism, usually hidden within an exterior casing. Renaissance locks were 'warded' - that is, the lock mechanism was based on a series of metal barriers (wards) designed to frustrate the entry of all but the correct key. Keys for such locks have grooves...
Artifact
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27606
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object
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Charles T. Yerkes (1837-1905) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles T. Yerkes Estate Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1910, no. 490 or 491 (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_52.137_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_52.137_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.137 |
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Medium
iron
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