Preferred label

Prop model                

Alternative label

Scope note

A model of a locked letter used in a live or filmed performance. Though based on historical accuracy, its design and materials may be optimized for looks, sound, and/or ease of opening.        

Parent concept

Model       

uh-linked-data/concept/338        

Related concept                                                     

Simulacrum       

uh-linked-data/concept/484

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

Source

Jana Dambrogio, Daniel Starza Smith, and the Unlocking History Research Group. Letterlocking, The Hidden History of the Letter. Cambridge and London: MIT Press, 2025.

Unlocking History Concept uri

uh-linked-data/concept/397