Wearable insignia of a Fire Pump Master in Rotterdam
Also known as: Draagteken van Brandspuitmeester te Rotterdam
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1870 - 1910
Copper square medal with ball and suspension loop, on the obverse the coat of arms of Rotterdam with supporters, on the reverse three lines of text. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1145; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements width 4.4 cm x height 5.1 cm x width 3.5 cm x weight 27.96 g. 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- width 4.4 cm x height 5.1 cm x width 3.5 cm x weight 27.96 g
- Dimensions museum
- width 4.4 cm x height 5.1 cm x width 3.5 cm x weight 27.96 g
Identification
- Original title
- Draagteken van Brandspuitmeester te Rotterdam
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1145
- Museum classification
- draagteken · history medal
Catalogue references
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