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Description: | Non-functional Chamberlain's master key - bridge ward blocked. Queen Anne insignia., Ceremonial gilt Chamberlain key, early 18th century.
Large circular bow with intricate tracery displaying within interwoven monogram 'AR' (Anna Regina, Queen Anne) reversed along the central vertical. Atop is a royal crown with arches. Rounded ferrule with an incised eight-pointed star or foliage. Engraved octagonal stem. Ornate collar. Engraved cylindrical pin with ball ending. Bit cut with T-shaped clefts and bordered with foliage.
An almost identical key can be found pictured in 'British Museum: Guide to the Mediaeval Room,' 1907, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p.23, fig. 18 (third from the left).,
Accession number: NCM 1947-578 | Subjects: | security furniture? doors and windows? | Temporal: | 1702-1714 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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