Sweet Old Heart-Shaped Iron Lock with Key figurative drawing A super fun and stylish

A super fun and stylish inspiration for a road trip

but am pretty certain she is quite old

hand thrown lidded ceramic canisters have previously held the ingredients for many

seems to have been finished with a light shellac or varish

with an opening about 7/8" across

Sweet Old Heart-Shaped Iron Lock with Key figurative drawing A super fun and stylishOf course this old heart shaped ironlock would be perfect for locking to a bridge somewhere as a symbol of enduring love, but it's such a sweet one I think better to hold onto it! It takes a small bit of effort but the key still works to open and close it fine, and once locked, it's locked tight. I am not sure the maker, but based on. looking at others similar I'd guess it dates to the 2nd half of the 19th c. 2 7 8" tall x 2 1 8" wide x 1 5 8" deep.