Casket with mementoes of Baron C.J. Krayenhoff

anoniem, before 1895

Cornelis Johannes Krayenhoff fought as a cavalry officer at the Battle of Waterloo. He was struck by a bullet and fell from his horse, but fortunately lived to tell the tale. Krayenhoff and his descendants imbued this event with heroism and martyrdom: they kept as family relics the cartridge case crushed by his fall and the bullet that struck him.

  • Artwork typechest
  • Object numberNG-NM-10255-A
  • Dimensionsheight 14.2 cm x width 29.2 cm x depth 8.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicshout, messing, ijzer, papier