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Description: | A small cast copper alloy ?pipe? case or cabinet key. The key is 40.98mm in length. It comprises of a teardrop shaped handle, with a decorative spherical knop, extending from the widest part of the teardrop. Decorative mouldings taper down from the point of the teardrop on either side of the handle. The point of the teardrop handle attaches to the stem of the key. There are three collars, of varying width around the neck of the stem. The stem is hollow, hence why these keys are called ?pipe keys?. The stem extends for 21.5mm, of which 14.8mm is undecorated. The terminal of the stem is open, showing that the key has a hollow stem. The ?bit? of the key, the part, which makes the key turn in a lock, is roughly square in shape. The bit extends down from the stem at a right angle. The edge of the bit parallel to the joint with the stem is wider and more rounded than the rest of the bit. The key is complete, but some of the original surface has been lost. This key is likely to be post-medieval in date. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1500
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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