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This ceremonial key has the monogram JN for Joseph Napoleon and the arms of Spain, encircled in laurel and bay leaves and surmounted by the royal crown. Joseph Napoleon (1768-1844) was the oldest brother of Emperor Napoleon I of France and served first as king of Naples (1806-08) and then of Spain (1808-13).
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Title: Key
Date: ca. 1808–13
Culture: French
Medium: Gilt bronze
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 5 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (12.7 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1906
Object Number: 07.225.510.719
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