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Source Description
This is a French classic lantern style masterpiece key of the late 1500s or 1600s in fine condition. It is quite large for the type and has approximately 24 teeth in the bit, the bit being part that is actually inserted in the lock.
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Document identity
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447
label
Lantern Style Masterpiece Key
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447
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title
Lantern Style Masterpiece Key
description
This is a French classic lantern style masterpiece key of the late 1500s or 1600s in fine condition. It is quite large for the type and has approximately 24 teeth in the bit, the bit being part that is actually inserted in the lock.
provenance
Charles T. Yerkes (1837-1905), until 1905; Charles T. Yerkes Estate Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1910, no. 474; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 16th or 17th century (Baroque)
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CC0
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en
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keys (hardware)
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import
dimensionsRaw
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
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med
iron
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6229
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BAR
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none
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1
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photo
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