Iron sample

Krupp, 1858

Vouwproef van ijzer.

  • Artwork typesample
  • Object numberNG-MC-956
  • Dimensionsheight 10 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 1.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsiron

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Iron Sample
    • Iron sample

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-MC-956

  • Description

    Vouwproef van ijzer.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, on the front: ‘ACXXX / 16 DEC / 1858’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    manufacturer: Krupp, Essen

  • Dating

    1858

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    iron

  • Dimensions

    height 10 cm x width 4.7 cm x depth 1.2 cm

Explanatory note

  • Volgens de inventaris is het monster koud ongehamerd. Dit monster werd door W. De Fremery in 1858 ontvangen van de Krupp-fabriek in Essen. De Nederlandse Marine legde haar eerste contacten met Krupp in 1857 en begon later met de aankoop van geschut bij Krupp.

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    ...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

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Krupp

Iron Sample

Essen, 1858

Inscriptions

  • inscription, on the front:ACXXX / 16 DEC / 1858

Provenance

...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-956

Entry

Sample of folded iron.

According to the inventory the sample was folded cold and not hammered.1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 956. This sample was procured by W. de Fremery from the Krupp factory in Essen in 1858. The Dutch Navy started negotiations with Alfred Krupp in 1857 and later started buying ordnance from Krupp.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 956

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Krupp, Iron Sample, Essen, 1858', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200316005

(accessed 22 mei 2026 01:43:43 UTC+0).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 956.