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Key: MAR.M.229-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Iron key with a heart shaped, piped stem, cut wards with flange, and a heavily moulded collar below a flat open bow of scalloped outline, which is somewhat irregular in shape.

Legal notes

C. B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 16.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century
1600 - 1699

Materials used in production

Iron

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.229-1912
Primary reference Number: 201732
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 4 June 2015 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024 Last processed: Wednesday 14 May 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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