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Key

This is a Key. It is dated 1725–75 and we acquired it in 1910. Its medium is iron, gilt bronze. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

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Key; iron, gilt bronze; 1910-1-4

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<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18167973/ |title=Key |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=1 November 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>