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Description: | A copper-alloy casket key of post-medieval date, probably 17th to 18th century. The key has an ornate hoop with openwork decoration. The shank is oval in section and tapers towards the end. The end nearest the hoop is decorated with three ribs. The bit is very simple. The key measures 50.5 mm in length. The hoop is 19.6 mm wide and the shank is 5 mm wide and 4 mm thick. | 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: | 1600
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tom Brindle | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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