Sample of cast iron

Krupp, 1859

Monster van gietijzer, met één ruwe kant, en twee tegenover elkaar liggende gebogen zijden, de ene convex en de andere concaaf.

  • Artwork typesample
  • Object numberNG-MC-957
  • Dimensionsheight 10.4 cm x width 8.8 cm x depth 7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsiron

Krupp

Cast Iron Sample, Taken from a Gun

Essen, 1859

Provenance

…; Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, February 1859;1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, no. 957, manuscript in NHA 476, inv. no. 1089. transferred to the museum, 1883

Object number: NG-MC-957

Entry

Sample of cast iron, with one rough side, and two opposed curved sides, the one convex and the other concave.

The identification of this particular sample as number 957 on the inventory list, is based on probability only. According to Obreen’s catalogue, number 957 was a sample of cast iron that De Fremery presented to the Navy Model Room in February 1859.2J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 957. It was taken from a 60-pounder gun, which was cast by Krupp for the Dutch Navy but rejected because of a small error at the trunnions.

Literature

J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 957

Citation

J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'Krupp, Cast Iron Sample, Taken from a Gun, Essen, 1859', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/200316006

(accessed 11 December 2025 02:50:48).

Footnotes

  • 1J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, no. 957, manuscript in NHA 476, inv. no. 1089.
  • 2J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 957.