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Description: | A corroded iron key of probable post-medieval date. The dating of large door keys, such as this piece, is problematic since their form changed very little over a long period of time. Bailey illustrates several keys of similar form, in his book "Detector finds 5" (2002; pp. 51-52), which he suggests are of 15th to 16th century date. Whilst the evidence certainly seems to indicate that keys with internal projections in the bow are post-medieval in date, the discovery of a similar example found in an 18th century context in Southampton (C. Platt and R. Coleman-Smith; 1975; pp. 291, no. 2138) suggests that the style probably continued until the late post-medieval or early modern period.
The bow is sub-oval in plan, being slightly flattened on the underside. At the centre of this flattened edge a short projection extends towards the centre of the bow. The stem, like the bow, is of circular section. The bit is located at the end of the stem, is rectangular and has one visible horizontal cleft on its vertical outer edge; other clefts may have been filled in by corrosion. The piece as a whole is heavily corroded. It measures 103.4mm long, 42.09mm wide and 10.69mm thick. The weight is 50.06g. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Watters, Julian - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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