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Mortise Lock with Key   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (England)Unknown author
Title
Mortise Lock with Key
Description
English: A mortise lock fits into a cavity (mortise) carved out of the door or cabinet it is meant to secure. Most door and cabinet locks in the 1600s were mortised, but exterior padlocks were also widely used. The same delicate vine design is found on both the lock and key.
Date 17th century
date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium iron, steel, brass
Dimensions

lock: 8.8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 × 3.5 in);

key: 8.8 cm (3.5 in) (l.)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
52.173
Place of creation England, United Kingdom
Object history
  • James Gurney, until 1898 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
  • James Gurney Sale, Christie's, March 8, 1898, lot 225
  • George R. Harding, London, 1898, by purchase
  • Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 30, 1899, by purchase
  • 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. Safe and Secure: Keys and Locks. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York. 1987.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1899
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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