Battle of Waterloo, wearable decoration awarded to Corporal Rudolph Witte, Duke of Cumberland's Regiment of Hussars, in honour of Prince Regent George, Elector of Hanover
Also known as: Slag bij Waterloo, draagteken uitgereikt aan korporaal Rudolph Witte, regiment husaren van de hertog van Cumberland, ter ere van prins-regent George, keurvorst van Hannover
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1815
Silver wearable decoration with broken suspension loop. Obverse: bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription. Reverse: suit of armour between two banners and two lances above inscription within laurel wreath and inscription; edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-11-128; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 25.41 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), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 25.41 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 25.41 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man with laurel wreath within an inscription.
- Reverse
- suit of armour between two banners and two lances above inscription within laurel wreath and inscription; edge lettering.
Identification
- Original title
- Slag bij Waterloo, draagteken uitgereikt aan korporaal Rudolph Witte, regiment husaren van de hertog van Cumberland, ter ere van prins-regent George, keurvorst van Hannover
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-11-128
- Museum classification
- draagteken
Catalogue references
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