Keeshondje, badge in honour of Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, Mayor of Amsterdam
Also known as: Keeshondje, draagteken ter ere van Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, burgemeester van Amsterdam
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1789
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within a legend above the date. Reverse: dog with pointed muzzle, hairy head and neck with mane, smooth hindquarters and long tail ending in a plume, holds in its claw a lance on which the cap of liberty rests; a hand from the clouds stabs this with a sword. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-12-30; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 1.17 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
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 1.8 cm x weight 1.17 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 1.8 cm x weight 1.17 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within a legend above the date.
- Reverse
- dog with pointed muzzle, hairy head and neck with mane, smooth hindquarters and long tail ending in a plume, holds in its claw a lance on which the cap of liberty rests; a hand from the clouds stabs this with a sword.
Identification
- Original title
- Keeshondje, draagteken ter ere van Hendrik Danielsz. Hooft, burgemeester van Amsterdam
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-12-30
- Museum classification
- draagteken
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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, dimensions, marks and catalogue references against exonumia and phaleristic references.