William II, King of the Netherlands, badge probably commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo
Also known as: Willem II, koning der Nederlanden, draagteken waarschijnlijk op de vijftigjarige viering van slag bij Waterloo
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1815 - 1865
Single-sided copper badge, consisting of an orange cardboard plaque with a shell-shaped ornamental motif; on it a red-white-and-blue ribbon folded into five points and two ends; in the centre: a small shield; on the small shield: bust of a man. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-12-129; its record gives material recorded as textile materials, copper (metal), cardboard; technique striking (metalworking), blocked, weaving; measurements diameter 5.2 cm x weight 0.97 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
- textile materials, copper (metal), cardboard
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), blocked, weaving
- Measurements
- diameter 5.2 cm x weight 0.97 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.2 cm x weight 0.97 g
Identification
- Original title
- Willem II, koning der Nederlanden, draagteken waarschijnlijk op de vijftigjarige viering van slag bij Waterloo
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-12-129
- Museum classification
- draagteken
Catalogue references
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