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Ceremonial key
French (Lorraine)
1583
Object Place: Europe, Lorraine, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; Iron
Dimensions
14.29 cm (5 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number58.711
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsMetalwork
DescriptionIron. Made for marriage of Ferdinand of Tuscany & Christine de Lorraine at Bar-le-Duc on May 3rd, 1583. Arms of Florence & Lorraine topped and flanked by scrolls have addorsed putti with torches in full round, their heads also supporting entablature with
Provenance1958, Marie Therese Delhez-Brassinne, Liège, Belgium. 1958, sold by Delhez-Brassinne to the MFA for $300.00. (Accession Date: September 18, 1958)