Armchair of a guild of Saint George

anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, c. 1550 - c. 1599

The flourishing of civic militia companies testifies to the growing power of ordinary citizens. Each guild had its own building, the doelen. This chair stood in the doelen of a guild of crossbowmen, as can be seen from the crossbow depicted on its back. From which town it came is unknown. The patron saint of crossbowmen was Saint George.

  • Artwork typefurniture, seating furniture, armstoel
  • Object numberBK-NM-11160
  • Dimensionswidth 60 cm, height 127.5 cm x width 67 cm x depth 41.5 cm x depth 41.5 cm x height 46.5 cm x width 52 cm x depth 40.5 cm x weight 9 kg