Accession Number
2009/2.62

Title
Lock for Chest

Artist(s)
Korean

Artist Nationality
Korean (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
Late 19th–early 20th century

Medium & Support
metal

Dimensions
1 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 11/16 in. (2.8 x 5.1 x 1.6 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ok Ja Chang and the Chang Family

Physical Description
A large rectangular rounded metal bar lock, similar to a u-bar lock, meant to use as a lock for a chest.

Pipe-shaped locks such as these were used for locking boxes and chests. Their keys have been lost. Each of their bodies was made by forging two plates before soldering them together.

[Korean Collection, University of Michigan Museum of Art (2017), 246]

Primary Object Classification
Furniture and Furniture Accessories

Primary Object Type
lock

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Korean (culture or style)
keys (hardware)