Key

Key

Name/Title

Key

Entry/Object ID

2000.55.3

Description

Large, cast brass skeleton key. On one side, the key has two large bits, each with two, simple wards. The other side has an oval bow. The shafts is impressed with the inscription, "CITY OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT" on one side and "MAYOR PETER CLAVELLE" on the other.

Context

Ceremonial key to the city of Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2000.55

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Key

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Security

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Protective Devices

Nomenclature Class

Regulative & Protective T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

3/4 in

Length

7 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clavelle, Peter (b. 1949)

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America