Badge of the Guild of Saint Barbara in Eindhoven
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1500 - c. 1524
Insignia of silver (marksmen's guild badge), cast, consisting of a circular rim with the inscription: dit si die . scuts . SacT . BARBARA . VAN . EYNDHOVEN. Attached to this is a tower, the symbol of St Barbara.
On the reverse, three rings. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-2780; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting; measurements height 6.5 cm x diameter 5.6 cm x thickness 1.8 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- height 6.5 cm x diameter 5.6 cm x thickness 1.8 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 6.5 cm x diameter 5.6 cm x thickness 1.8 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Insigne van het Sint-Barbaragilde in Eindhoven
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-2780
- Museum classification
- schutterspenning · draagteken
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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