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Wedding box of Arent Volckersz Akersloot and Meijnutie Cornelis Ossenhooft
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The custom of presenting a medallion to commemorate a wedding was widespread in the 17th century. Such medallions were sometimes kept in a specially made box. The lid of this box is embellished with marriage symbolism. Simple engraving, as found here, was probably not done by a specialist, but by the silversmith himself.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTrouwdoosje van Arent Volckersz Akersloot en Meijnutie Cornelis Ossenhooft. c. 1693. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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