Unlocking History Concept uri
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/516
Preferred label
closure flap (techniques)
Alternative label
Scope note
A multilayered panel that can be inferred to have functioned as part of a locking mechanism, due to evidence of wrapping around, or tucking into, another part of a letterpacket to secure it shut.
Top concept
techniques
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/611
Broader/Parent concept
locking mechanism
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/319
Related concept
closure panel
https://letterlocking.org/doll/concept/57
The Arts & Architecture ThesaurusⓇ Online, The Getty Research Institute Concept uri
Not in AAT
The Language of Bindings Thesaurus (LoB) Concept uri
Not in LoB
Scope note source reference
Locking Mechanisms, Security, and Authentication, p. 254–260
Source
Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith with the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking: The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.
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