Three candlesticks

Willem Brugman, 1652

These candlesticks are engraved with the coats of arms of Gerard Meerman and Agneta Deutz, who were married in 1651. Agneta Deutz died in 1692 and bequeathed her silver to the Deutzenhofje, the almshouse that she founded in Amsterdam.

  • Artwork typecandlestick
  • Object numberBK-NM-13268-B
  • Dimensionsheight 33 cm x diameter 21.8 cm x weight 849 g, diameter 21.8 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Three candlesticks

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-NM-13268-B

  • Description

    Kandelaar van zilver. De ronde, gelobde voet, is versierd met gedreven kwab-ornamenten. Op de voet is het alliantiewapen met huwelijksknoop van Gerard Meerman en Agneta Deutz gegraveerd.

  • Inscriptions / marks

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Creation

  • Creation

    silversmith: Willem Brugman, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1652

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 33 cm x diameter 21.8 cm x weight 849 g
    • diameter 21.8 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Regenten van het Deutzenhofje

  • Copyright

    Public domain

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