Knife Handle with Prince William III

anonymous, c. 1689 - c. 1702

Orange souvenirs. William III's popularity, and later also that of his wife Mary, gave rise to a wide variety of objects sporting their pictures: medallions, glasses, tiles, cutlery and Delftware pottery.

  • Artwork typemessenheft, haft
  • Object numberNG-NM-569
  • Dimensionslength 9.7 cm x width 2.1 cm x depth 1.2 cm
  • Physical characteristicsivory with silver detail

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Knife Handle with Prince William III

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-NM-569

  • Description

    Ivoren messenheft voorstellende prins Willem III staand met gekruiste handen en een lint over zijn linkerschouder. Op het lint op zijn linkerborst is een klein zilveren zeshoekig sterretje aangebacht, op de rug staat het opschrift "Vijfa Oraen". Pendant van messenheft inv.nr. NG-NM-570.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, on William's shash, incised: ‘vij fa or aen’ (Vivat Oraenge)

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Creation

  • Creation

    ivory carver: anonymous, Netherlands

  • Dating

    c. 1689 - c. 1702

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ivory with silver detail

  • Dimensions

    length 9.7 cm x width 2.1 cm x depth 1.2 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

  • Period

    1675 - 1702

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Zeldzaamheden, The Hague; transferred to the Nederlandsch Museum voor Geschiedenis en Kunst, The Hague, 1875; transferred to the museum, 1885

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