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Badge, c. 1825 - c. 1875

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

c. 1825 - c. 1875

Single-sided shield with suspension loops and rings attached to a gilded crown, onto which a pin is mounted; on the shield: letter D, on a parted field of which the upper part is white, the lower part red; above the letter D: stamp with inscription MS or M5. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-15-35; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3.3 cm x width 1.4 cm x weight 3.3 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

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Measurements
height 3.3 cm x width 1.4 cm x weight 3.3 g
Dimensions museum
height 3.3 cm x width 1.4 cm x weight 3.3 g

Identification

Original title
Insigne
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
NG-VG-15-35
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

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