A Rare Steel Key for The Women's Wing of The Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum reserved and surviving from the nineteenth

and surviving from the nineteenth century

there is some discolouration to the collar and some small dings to the base ferrule but nothing to cause alarm

with some fraying to some edges and ‘British Manufactured’ to the hem

Perfect for the garden

the bowls have lovely varying colours

A Rare Steel Key for The Women's Wing of The Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum reserved and surviving from the nineteenthOrigin: 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