Huwelijkspenning van huwelijk prinses Beatrix en Claus von Amsberg, 1966 met brief en doosje 1966

This wedding medal of Princess Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg from 1966, complete with its box and letter, is a quiet symphony in miniature. The muted color palette of the box and ribbon, a soft dance of yellow, blue, and white, suggests a tenderness and intimacy. It's intriguing how the anonymous maker chose to present something so formal, a royal wedding, in such an unassuming way. The simplicity of the box, with its handwritten label, and the neatly folded ribbon, speaks to a hands-on approach to artmaking, a kind of folk art. The medal itself, cool and reflective, sits nestled among these softer textures. Consider the ribbon, with its tightly woven lines; it’s a small, contained burst of celebratory color. It reminds me a bit of the work of Sophie Taeuber-Arp, with its joyful abstraction. The effect is not about grand gestures but about the quiet accumulation of details.