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

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 11 December 2025 22:08:06).

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.