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Masterpiece Rim Lock for a Chest with Lantern Style Mastpiece Key
(Baroque Europe )
This lock was designed to hang over the exterior edge of a chest. The keyhole is disguised by a hinged plate bearing an unidentified coat of arms. The three-dimensional geometric design of the key gives it an interesting character.
Provenance
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James Gurney, until 1898 [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; James Gurney Sale, Christie's, March 8, 1898, lot 223; George R. Harding, London, 1898, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 30, 1899, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1987 | Safe and Secure: Keys and Locks. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Lock H: 8 1/4 x W: 4 3/4 in. (20.96 x 12.07 cm); Key L: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1899
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
52.172