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{
    "localId": "27606",
    "label": "Lock Nut with Key",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.137"
}

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    "id": "27606",
    "sourceUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.137",
    "contentType": "object",
    "stage": "normalized",
    "title": "Lock Nut with Key",
    "description": "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 to match the configuration of the metal barriers; after bypassing the wards, the key is free to turn and unlatch a horizontal bolt, unlocking the door or chest.",
    "provenance": "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.",
    "date": "17th century (Baroque)",
    "citationUrl": "https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.137",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "genreSpecific": [
        "Metal",
        "keys (hardware)",
        "locks (securing devices)"
    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_52.137_Fnt_BW.jpg",
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    "imageCount": 1,
    "pageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensions": [
        {
            "units": "cm",
            "width": 16.5,
            "height": 12.1
        }
    ],
    "dimensionsRaw": "lock: 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (16.51 x 12.07 cm); key: 8 1/8 in. (20.64 cm)"
}

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    "med": "iron",
    "creator_ids": [
        "6211"
    ],
    "collection_ids": [
        "BAR"
    ],
    "exhibition_ids": [
        "3037"
    ]
}

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