Funeral of William IV, medal distributed to the members of the Delft civic guard
Also known as: Begrafenis van Willem IV, penning uitgedeeld aan de leden van de Delftse schutterij
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1752
Silver medal. Obverse: tomb beneath a crowned canopy; above it a crowned coat of arms with military trophies and a mourning veil; a crown rests on the tomb, beside it a weeping cherub, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Reverse: the Grote Markt in Delft with the funeral cortege between two battalions of civic guardsmen; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2573; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.7 cm x weight 15.46 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
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 15.46 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.7 cm x weight 15.46 g
Design
- Obverse
- tomb beneath a crowned canopy; above it a crowned coat of arms with military trophies and a mourning veil; a crown rests on the tomb, beside it a weeping cherub, within a circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- the Grote Markt in Delft with the funeral cortege between two battalions of civic guardsmen; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Begrafenis van Willem IV, penning uitgedeeld aan de leden van de Delftse schutterij
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2573
- 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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