Zijdelakenkopers- en -kramersgilde van Middelburg, gildepenning met no. 133 1705

This 1705 guild medal, created by Johannes van Vijven, depicts a scene from the Zijdelakenkopers- en -kramersgilde (silk buyers and cloth merchants guild) of Middelburg. The medal, which is only 5.5 cm in diameter, is made of bronze and depicts two men in conversation with a woman, likely representing the guild's members and their work. The scene takes place at a table with a dog at its feet, and the inscription on the medal's outer edge identifies the guild and its purpose.