Lock Nut with Key

17th century (Baroque)

12.1 cm 16.5 cm

Citation Source image

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...

कलाकृति/वस्तु

id
id
27606
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
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.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
1
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_52.137_Fnt_BW.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_52.137_Fnt_BW.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_52.137_Fnt_BW.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/52.137

Relations

createdBy
inCollection