Four Funeral Shields of the Amsterdam Guild of Corn Measurers Funeral Shield of the Korenmetersgilde Amsterdam size, a basket with cereal grains. In his left hand he holds a shovel and in his right a bar with which he passes the measure. This scene is shown on the two plates from a different point of view, on A the grain meter is shown obliquely from the rear, on B from the front. The almost identical cartouches are made up of soft tissue that has mask-like shapes in the middle of the top and bottom. Amsterdam's city coat of arms is included in the upper border. At the top left and right, a corn measuring scoop protrudes from the list, a basket with a slat has been incorporated in the lower edge. At the bottom of each shield hangs on a chain a banderole decorated with soft ornaments with a roughened ground. On that of A the text COOREN.METERS and on that of B 16 GILDT 33, cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, eg wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) ( laborers, crafts, industries, agriculture), auricular ornament, lobe style, ornament, Amsterdam, Korenmetersgilde (Amsterdam), Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), 1633, silver (metal), h 32 cm h 38.5 cm × w 23.9 cm × d 3.0 cm × w 431 gr
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Four Funeral Shields, Amsterdam Guild, Corn Measurers Funeral Shield, Korenmetersgilde Amsterdam size, basket, cereal grains, left hand, holds, shovel, right, bar, passes, measure, scene, shown, two plates, different point, view, grain meter, shown obliquely, rear, B, front, almost identical cartouches, up, soft tissue, mask- shapes, middle, top, bottom, Amsterdam's city coat, arms, included, upper border, top left, corn measuring scoop protrudes, list, slat, incorporated, lower edge, shield hangs, chain, banderole decorated, soft ornaments, roughened ground, text COOREN.METERS, B 16 GILDT 33, cereal, grain, corn, grass, grains, grown, food, eg wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet, laborers, crafts, industries, agriculture, auricular ornament, lobe style, ornament, Amsterdam, Korenmetersgilde, Johannes Lutma, 1584-1669, 1633, black-and-white, metal
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