A Rare Steel Key for The Women's Wing of The Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope We have added a hook

We have added a hook to the reverse so it can be wall hung

neck and chips to the face and fingers

The amphora stands on it’s own accord but we would strongly recommend securing it if leaving it in an upright position without support

nor is thy voice less sweet

He devoted himself to the human figure

A Rare Steel Key for The Women's Wing of The Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope We have added a hookOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1910Length: 3. 5Width: 1. 25The weighty single steel key with turned barrel for Garlands Asylum at Carlisle, bearing the manufacturer's name of Gibbons of Wolverhampton and stamped "FEMALE, surviving from the late Victorian period. The key remains in original condition with no damages. The construction of asylums was widespread in Britain following The Lunacy Act of 1845, which