Keywords: English - Rim Lock and Key from a Chest Made for Henry VIII - Walters 5290, 5291.jpg This splendid rim lock for a chest bears the emblems of King Henry VIII of England and was made by a court locksmith The royal emblems include the crown with two fleurs-de-lis flanking the cross of St George The double rose behind the crown is an emblem of the Tudors Henry's family combining the white rose emblem of the house of York and the red rose of the rival house of Lancaster The rivalry was resolved by the marriage of King Henry VII of the Lancaster line and Elizabeth of York establishing the house of Tudor Their son Henry VIII was hailed as the unifier of England between 1500 1510 Tudor pierced and cast iron 52 91 cm 25 5 17 7 ; 52 90 cm 13 5 accession number 52 90 52 91 77481 Thomas Astle English antiquarian England Horace Walpole Strawberry Hill Middlesex England before 1788 by gift Sale Strawberry Hill May 19 1842 lot 91 Mr Webb of Bond Street Jeffrey Whitehead London Harding London William T or Henry Walters Baltimore before 1931 Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Gothic art in the United Kingdom Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Henry VIII of England |