Medal in the form of a printing type block on the 300th anniversary of the capture of Brielle by the Sea Beggars, 1872
Also known as: Penning in de vorm van een letterblokje op de driehonderdjarige herdenking van de inname van Den Briel door de watergeuzen 1872
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1872
Elongated printing type block for a winged letter A, with text on two sides. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-2-1925; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique casting; measurements length 2.1 cm x width 0.6 cm x depth 0.6 cm x weight 0 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- length 2.1 cm x width 0.6 cm x depth 0.6 cm x weight 0 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 2.1 cm x width 0.6 cm x depth 0.6 cm x weight 0 g
Identification
- Original title
- Penning in de vorm van een letterblokje op de driehonderdjarige herdenking van de inname van Den Briel door de watergeuzen 1872
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-2-1925
- Museum classification
- history medal
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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