Old Men's Home in Rotterdam, lead token entitling to bread at distribution
Also known as: Oudemannenhuis te Rotterdam, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1694
Oval lead token. Obverse: within a round beaded border: dove with spread wings and halo of rays. Reverse: within a round beaded border: large letter B between smaller letters O and M above date.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-117; its record gives material recorded as lead (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 17.57 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lead (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 17.57 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3 cm x width 3.7 cm x weight 17.57 g
Design
- Obverse
- within a round beaded border: dove with spread wings and halo of rays.
- Reverse
- within a round beaded border: large letter B between smaller letters O and M above date.
Identification
- Original title
- Oudemannenhuis te Rotterdam, loodje dat bij uitdeling recht gaf op brood
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-117
- Museum classification
- alms token · bread token
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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