Chirurgijnsgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van chirurgijn Poulus F. Mulder

anonymous, 1654

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-7-39
  • Dimensionsdiameter 4.5 cm x weight 29.84 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Chirurgijnsgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van chirurgijn Poulus F. Mulder

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-7-39

  • Description

    Messing penning. Voorzijde: Dood, afgebeeld als geraamte, in bloemenveld met zeis in rechterhand en met linkerhand op zandloper, die op sokkel staat. Keerzijde: gekroond wapenschild, geflankeerd door twee leeuwen boven cartouche met opschrift en doodshoofd

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1654

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  • Dimensions

    diameter 4.5 cm x weight 29.84 g

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  • Period

    1654

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