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A complete Post Medieval iron rotary key (17th century).
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Museum of London, Felicity Winkley, 2009-11-25 19:38:43
Title
A complete Post Medieval iron rotary key (17th century).
Description
English: A complete Post Medieval iron rotary key (17th century). The key has an oval-sectioned kidney-shaped bow with an inward-projecting pointed knop from the centre of the stem. The solid stem widens as it travels away from the bow, graduating to a thick octagonal-section in the centre, approximately 11.5mm in diameter. The key has no collar. At the bit, the stem steps down into a more slender circular-section. The symmetrical bit remains complete and has sub-cruciform warding with a pair of clefts close to the stem. The key has some corroding but is only slightly worn and is generally very fine. Egan (2005) records a similar, incomplete key, p. 74 ref. 319, from a context securely dated to 1550-1600 AD.

Dimensions: length: 142.48mm; width: 49.54mm; thickness: 7.3mm; diameter: 11.5mm; weight: 99.27g.

Identification and dating by Tony Pilson and Ian Smith based on foreshore context

Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Greater London Authority
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 275973
Old ref: LON-94D243
Filename: Pilson - key - June 09.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/230251
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/230251/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/275973
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Object location51° 30′ 37.8″ N, 0° 04′ 43.02″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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