Gildepenning van het Smedengilde Sint Eloy te Amsterdam, op naam van Gerrit van Meerbeek.

anonymous, 1764

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-7-231
  • Dimensionsdiameter 3.7 cm x weight 25.98 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Gildepenning van het Smedengilde Sint Eloy te Amsterdam, op naam van Gerrit van Meerbeek.

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-VG-7-231

  • Description

    Messing penning van het Smidsgilde. Voorzijde: gekroond wapenschild, geflankeerd door twee leeuwen boven cartouche met opschrift. Keerzijde: kruis bestaande uit gekroonde hamer, zwaard en mes; links: sleutel, rechts: emmer; daaronder: geweerslot binnen omschrift op wimpel

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1764

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    diameter 3.7 cm x weight 25.98 g

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    1764

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