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Key: MAR.M.230-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Iron key with a piped stem, hexagonal on the outside and diamond shaped within. Cut wards with flange, heavily moulded, with a decorated collar below a crown shaped bow with four ribs. Topped by a ring for suspension

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century#
1600 - 1699

Materials used in production

Iron

Techniques used in production

Moulding

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.230-1912
Primary reference Number: 207466
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 5 January 2016 Updated: Tuesday 5 January 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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