Insignia of the Saint Eligius or Blacksmiths' Guild of an unknown place.
Also known as: Draagteken van het Sint Eloy- of Smedengilde van een onbekende plaats.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1700 - c. 1850
Uniface silver insignia in the shape of a shield on a suspension loop and ring. Obverse: crossed hammer and tongs above inscription St E. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-7-647; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements height 3 cm x height 2.3 cm x width 2 cm x weight 1.59 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- height 3 cm x height 2.3 cm x width 2 cm x weight 1.59 g
- Dimensions museum
- height 3 cm x height 2.3 cm x width 2 cm x weight 1.59 g
Identification
- Original title
- Draagteken van het Sint Eloy- of Smedengilde van een onbekende plaats.
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-7-647
- 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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