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Fig. 4 - This detail depicts the landing of the Dame de Courcy with her personal court at Boulogne, France. There are three chests that accompany the court, two of which are sizable and one of which is smaller and more personal. From BL, Harley…

Fig. 3 – Published by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, this image depicts a key of medieval London made in c. 1150 and used to both lock and unlock caskets. Formed from a copper-alloy, its shape and design were similar to those used to open chests at…

Fig. 2 - This image depicts the open London Guildhall chest, in which the three hidden keyholes under the padlocks are shown. There is also an inscription in the chest which references John Barnes, the Mayor of London who supposedly gifted the chest…

Fig. 1 - This image depicts the Guildhall chest made of iron, steel, and wood. Containing six handles, six padlocks, and six keyholes (paired with six different keys) and standing at 840 mm high, 1390 mm long, and 790 mm wide, the chest stored civic…

Fig. 5 – This detail of the Agas map depicts the location of the Guildhall between Aldermanbury, Ketton Street (now Cateaton Street), and Balyngs Hall (now Basinghall Street) from a bird’s-eye view. Credited to cartographer Ralph Agas, the original…