Tile announcing the funeral of Karel Lem on 21 March 1773
Also known as: Tegel ter aankondiging van de begrafenis van Karel Lem op 21 maart 1773
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1773-03-21
Glazed earthenware tile with, inside a purple border, in purple letters: 'In Amsterdam Anno 1771// Tegen Sondag den 21 Mart// Word UE ter Begravenisse verzocht met// het lijk van// Kaarel Lem// Jongman// In de Ridderstraat bij de Gelderse// Kaaij om ten drie uuren te gaan// na 't Anthonies Kerkhoef// [getekend:] Mons.
Seymen Huijsing [ ] M. Daleman'. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-KOG-291; its record gives material recorded as glaze, earthenware; technique fired; measurements height 21.5 cm x width 24.3 cm x depth 1.5 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- glaze, earthenware
- Technique
- fired
- Measurements
- height 21.5 cm x width 24.3 cm x depth 1.5 cm
- Dimensions museum
- height 21.5 cm x width 24.3 cm x depth 1.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Tegel ter aankondiging van de begrafenis van Karel Lem op 21 maart 1773
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-KOG-291
- Museum classification
- tile · plaque
Catalogue references
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Research required
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