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The key to the Gothic House in Puławy

unknown1700/1810

The National Museum in Krakow

The National Museum in Krakow
Kraków, Poland

The handle of the iron key is decorated with a three-leaf tracery motif. There is a gilded inscription on the spindle: ‘DVX FEMINA FACTI’, which means ‘A woman, the leader of a noble deed’, on the other side there is the date: ‘MCCMX’; and on the crossbar the inscription: ‘I • XCZARTORYSKA’.

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  • Title: The key to the Gothic House in Puławy
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: 1700/1810
  • Location Created: Poland
  • Physical Dimensions: długość: 23,5 cm
  • Type: arts and crafts and material culture
  • Rights: Muzeum Narodowe w Krakowie
  • Medium: iron
The National Museum in Krakow

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