Key
- Object Name:
- Key
- Object ID:
- 1994.511.23
- Place of Origin:
- Philippines
- Date:
- circa 1898
- Description:
- Keys, skeleton, pair, iron, with two rectangular brass tags. Probably Spanish-American War souvenirs from the Philippines. One tag is attached to a barrel key with a brass chain and is stamped "DIRECCION". Other tag is unattached and may go with the other key, which has a solid shaft; the tag is stamped "POLVORIN DE / SN. A. ABAD No. 3 / ENCARGo. DE EFtos."; it may be from the polvorin (powderhouse) at Fort San Antonio Abad in Manila.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Brass - Provenance:
- Probably Spanish-American War souvenirs from the Philippines. May be from Fort San Antonio Abad in Manila.
Probably gift of James J. Tucker, Concord, NH (1904.002): "Keys of various forts, gates, and powder magazines in Manila." - Subjects:
- Keys (Hardware), Forts fortifications, Powder magazines
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