Thursday, September 1, 2016

key




I bought this key a few months ago and recently a friend of mine showed it to the director of our local museum.  I had thought it might be 17th century but it turns out to be from the end of the 15th - around the 1470s or 1480s.  It would have opened  a coffer or box rather than a door.

Over 500 years old - I can hardly get my head around it.

3 comments:

  1. What a fantastic find! A key to treasure :)

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  2. What a fantastic find! A key to treasure :)

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  3. Just seen your commment Helen.
    The key is gorgeous isn't it.
    Bon dimanche!
    Méabh

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