Patroontas aan draagriem toebehoord hebbende aan F.W. van Dachne, in 1830/32 wachtmeester (later 2e luitenant) van het 5e Regiment Lichte Dragonders c. 1800 - 1830

This cartridge pouch, an anonymous work, belonged to F.W. van Dachne of the 5th Regiment Light Dragoons around 1830. Crafted from leather and metal, it embodies the martial spirit of its time. Consider the orb-like studs that fasten the pouch. Such spherical forms echo throughout art history, often representing power or authority. Think of globus cruciger held by emperors in Roman sculpture, where a similar sphere symbolizes global dominion under divine sanction. Here, however, on a soldier’s cartridge pouch, the orb is less about grand sovereignty and more about individual readiness, the personal sphere of duty and action. This symbol of the orb is constantly being adapted. In this martial context, it grounds notions of power in the immediate, practical task of war. Like an actor in a play of continuous re-enactment, the symbol reappears, each time subtly transformed, its essence shifting.