Padlock

Museum number:
9-22042a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210922042a@2dc
Alternate number:
BY.T-132g-i and T-132g-i (original number)
Description:
Here are two Chinese padlocks, with keys for the larger lock. The design of these is different from items T-132a-f. This smaller lock is broken and has no key. Chinese characters are cast into an inner part of the large lock. "a" and "c" are connected, 5/30/12, AT.
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Padlocks
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
19th-20th century
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Padlock, accession number 9-22042a-c, described as Here are two Chinese padlocks, with keys for the larger lock. The design of these is different from items T-132a-f. This smaller lock is broken and has no key. Chinese characters are cast into an inner part of the large lock. "a" and "c" are connected, 5/30/12, AT.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Padlock, accession number 9-22042a-c, described as Here are two Chinese padlocks, with keys for the larger lock. The design of these is different from items T-132a-f. This smaller lock is broken and has no key. Chinese characters are cast into an inner part of the large lock. "a" and "c" are connected, 5/30/12, AT.

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