Description
The design of this padlock differs greatly from the designs seen in the continental European locks of the time. Its severe lines and massive bulk communicate security.
Provenance
Charles T. Yerkes (1837-1905), until 1905; Charles T. Yerkes Estate Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1910, no. 484; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
