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Telltale
anoniem, c. 1780 - c. 1792
When the back of the telltale is heated, for instance with a candle, a portrait of Hendrik Daniëlsz Hooft, Burgomaster of Amsterdam and supporter of the Dutch Patriots, appears. Also visible are a keeshond and an aphorism translatable as: ‘He lives hidden in a cloud in the heart of the Batavian people’. The owner of the object thus reveals his patriotic sympathies.
- Artwork typeminiature, verklikker
- Object numberNG-1997-3-1
- Dimensionsdiameter 8.5 cm x height 1.9 cm
- Physical characteristicsdeels verguld zilver, glas, was