Insignia William III
Also known as: Draagteken Willem III
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1874
Insignia William III — Rijksmuseum object 59. Dated by the museum: 1874. Museum attribution: anonymous, Netherlands. Material: cardboard, silk, metal. Museum description: White silk ribbon with diagonally striped red-white-blue bands on the side edges, across the top and bottom an orange band. In the centre, the portrait of a man in uniform (William III), surrounded by a metal laurel wreath and surmounted by a woven small crown. The wreath is fitted with fastening tabs inserted through the silk and a piece of cardboard behind it and folded over. Inscription; bottom: 1849 1874 / 12 Mei. Dated; bottom: 1874 / 12 Mei.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- cardboard · silk · metal
- Dimensions museum
- height 6 cm x width 2.7 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Draagteken Willem III
- Museum object number
- 59
- Museum classification
- draagteken
Catalogue references
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