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    "localId": "2598",
    "label": "Masterpiece Rim Lock for a Chest with Lantern Style Mastpiece Key",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.172"
}

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    "id": "2598",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.172",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Masterpiece Rim Lock for a Chest with Lantern Style Mastpiece Key",
    "description": "This lock was designed to hang over the exterior edge of a chest. The keyhole is disguised by a hinged plate bearing an unidentified coat of arms. The three-dimensional geometric design of the key gives it an interesting character.",
    "provenance": "James Gurney, until 1898 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; James Gurney Sale, Christie's, March 8, 1898, lot 223; George R. Harding, London, 1898, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 30, 1899, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.",
    "date": "16th century (Renaissance)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.172",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Metal",
        "keys (hardware)",
        "locks (securing devices)"
    ],
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    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 21,
            "height": 12.1
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "Lock H: 8 1/4 x W: 4 3/4 in. (20.96 x 12.07 cm); Key L: 5 in. (12.7 cm)"
}

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    "med": "iron",
    "creator_ids": [
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    ],
    "collection_ids": [
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    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
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    ]
}

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