Cupboard key
Category
Metalwork
Date
1858 - 1899
Materials
Metal
Measurements
25 mm (Width); 120 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11222.6
Summary
Key to right-hand door of an oak armoire, (NT11222), English or French, late 19th century, a near copy of the 12th c. armoire at St. Etienne, Aubazines, France, later illustrated in E. E. Viollet-le-Duc, Dictionnaire Raisonné du Mobilier Francais (Paris, 1858). Maker's marks not legible. Broken at barrel end.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.