City of Leiden, lead seal with no. 217
Also known as: Stad Leiden, loodje met no. 217
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1858
Somewhat oval lead seal with a hole in it. Obverse: crowned coat of arms. Reverse: year above number 217. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-18-116; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 2.6 cm x width 1.5 cm x weight 7.37 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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- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 2.6 cm x width 1.5 cm x weight 7.37 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 2.6 cm x width 1.5 cm x weight 7.37 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms.
- Reverse
- year above number 217.
Identification
- Original title
- Stad Leiden, loodje met no. 217
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-18-116
- Museum classification
- belastingloodje · hondenbelastingloodje
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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