Korendragers- en -stortersgilde van Amsterdam, gildepenning van Jan Garenstroom 1817
anonymous
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toned paper
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shading to add clarity
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old engraving style
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woodcut effect
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linocut print
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embossed
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limited contrast and shading
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sketchbook drawing
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watercolour illustration
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clip art
This small, 1817, brass medal is a guild token of the Korendragers-en-Stortersgilde van Amsterdam, or the Guild of Grain Carriers and Porters. The guild token, 3.4 centimeters in diameter, features a simple engraved image of a boy on the obverse, and the inscription "Jan Garenstroom / + Fonds Gekoopt / 14. Aug. / 1817" on the reverse. This token provides insight into the guilds of Amsterdam in the early 19th century, and the use of such small tokens as guild membership markers.
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