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Silversmiths' Guild of Antwerp
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Silver medal. Obverse: ornamental vase crowned with a figurine; to the right thereof: a whisk, scales, a box with compartmental weights and a roasting vessel; to the left: a boiling pan, two tripods, an anvil, a flat iron and a compass. Reverse: a ring, through which a pair of crucible tongs and a hammer are crossed; between them the year; to the left: a box with five powders containing some sieves, to the right: a box with punches; at the bottom: an engraving tool and a rabbit's foot.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineZilversmedengilde van Antwerpen. 1597. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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