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Trade label of the silk shop of Johannes Joosten Gekeer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Trade label of Johannes Joosten Gekeer. He traded in unspun silk in Het Wapen van Amsterdam on the Warmoesstraat. At the top the coat of arms of Amsterdam with a lion on each side. At the bottom a laurel wreath with the initials of the merchant. The print is a later impression of the original plate. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Trade, industry and traffic, Wholesale trade, Auctions, Brokerage and Insurance, Old business cards of shops and factories, advertising.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHandelsetiket van de zijdewinkel van Johannes Joosten Gekeer. 1625 - 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.