Passing of twelve guild trials, medal struck by order of the deacons and achten of the coopers' guild of Dordrecht
Also known as: Afleggen van twaalf gildeproeven, penning geslagen op last van dekens en achten van het kuipersgilde van Dordrecht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1722
Obverse: Cupid with a cooper's adze in his right hand raised above his head and a chisel in his left hand working on a new barrel within circumscription; exergue: year interrupted by coat of arms.
Reverse: inscription beneath a crowned cooper's adze above a cooper's drawknife. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-346; its record gives material recorded as gypsum; technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 18.39 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
- gypsum
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 18.39 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 18.39 g
Design
- Obverse
- Cupid with a cooper's adze in his right hand raised above his head and a chisel in his left hand working on a new barrel within circumscription; exergue: year interrupted by coat of arms.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath a crowned cooper's adze above a cooper's drawknife.
Identification
- Original title
- Afleggen van twaalf gildeproeven, penning geslagen op last van dekens en achten van het kuipersgilde van Dordrecht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-7-346
- Museum classification
- history 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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