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- Primary term
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escutcheon
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/239 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A plate, usually made of metal, but also made of porcelain or mother of pearl that surrounds a keyhole, a light switch or a door handle. Used to protect from wear and to decorate the surface of a keyhole, a door or other elements of a building.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2009–2018. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.” 2009–2018.
- English
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- Term (International)
- escutcheon
- Alternative term(s)
- doorknob plate; escutcheon plate; keyhole plate; scutcheon; scutcheon plate
- French
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- Term (International)
- écusson
- Term gender (International)
- masculine
- Alternative term(s)
- entrée de serrure; plaque de poignée de porte
- Spanish
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- Term
- escudetes (quincalleria)
- External term source
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2020-06-11
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 01-00040
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/239 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
| Data source | Label | Language | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | escutcheons (hardware) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
| Wikidata | escutcheon (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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