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| Keywords: German - Lock Nut with Key - Walters 52137.jpg The 'nut' is the lock mechanism usually hidden within an exterior casing Renaissance locks were 'warded' - that is the lock mechanism was based on a series of metal barriers wards designed to frustrate the entry of all but the correct key Keys for such locks have grooves to match the configuration of the metal barriers; after bypassing the wards the key is free to turn and unlatch a horizontal bolt unlocking the door or chest between 1600 1675 iron lock cm 16 51 12 07 ; key cm 20 64 accession number 52 137 27606 Charles T Yerkes 1837-1905 date and mode of acquisition unknown Charles T Yerkes Estate Sale American Art Association New York 1910 no 490 or 491 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1910 Safe and Secure Keys and Locks Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York 1987 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
