Our Lady of Halle, badge used by the anti-Geuzen faction
Also known as: Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Halle, insigne gebruikt door de anti-geusgezinden
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1500 - c. 1700
Silver oval medal with suspension loop. Obverse: standing Jesus with nimbus, en face, holding globe in left hand and making a blessing gesture with raised right hand within an inscription. Reverse: crowned Mary with Jesus on her arm within an inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-16-64; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting; measurements height 2 cm x width 1.5 cm x weight 1.25 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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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- casting
- Measurements
- height 2 cm x width 1.5 cm x weight 1.25 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2 cm x width 1.5 cm x weight 1.25 g
Design
- Obverse
- standing Jesus with nimbus, en face, holding globe in left hand and making a blessing gesture with raised right hand within an inscription.
- Reverse
- crowned Mary with Jesus on her arm within an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Onze Lieve Vrouwe van Halle, insigne gebruikt door de anti-geusgezinden
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-16-64
- Museum classification
- pilgrim badge · devotional 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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