Kruideniers-, apothekers- en drogistengilde van Middelburg, gildepenning met no. 111

anonymous, 1700

Guilds were urban organisations of people in specific occupations. The guild represented the interests of the profession. Each member had a token as proof of membership. The person’s name was engraved on one side of the token, often together with the arms of the guild or of the city in which it was based. The other side carried a motif signifying the occupation represented by the guild.

  • Artwork typemedal
  • Object numberNG-VG-7-479
  • Dimensionsdiameter 5.2 cm x weight 44.7 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Kruideniers-, apothekers- en drogistengilde van Middelburg, gildepenning met no. 111

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-7-479

  • Description

    Messing penning. Voorzijde: vijzel met opschrift op rand, waarin twee stampers rusten, geflankeerd door twee apothekerspotten, onder een kannetje met klapdeksel boven tableau met jaartal binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: weegschaal in evenwicht boven baal amandelen, waar twee kaneelstokjes uitsteken, daaronder cijfer 111 in compartiment; boven balans: rol tabak en suikerbrood binnen omschrift.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Middelburg

  • Dating

    1700

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    diameter 5.2 cm x weight 44.7 g

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1700

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of J.M. van Gelder-Nijhoff

  • Acquisition

    gift 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

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