Kalkbak used by King Willem III in laying the first stone of the railway bridge over the IJssel near Zutphen, Black-painted wooden lime tray, in which a zinc bowl with glass back. Behind the glass a silver plate with inscription. Above it, carved crowned national coat of arms, surrounded by a wreath of oak and orange branches. The sides are completely decorated with carved plant motifs and both have a wooden handle. Signed: R. J. GAMELKOORN / Royal supplier. Dated: XXII October MDCCCLXI. Marked: on silver plate l .: SR ... (unreadable) Inscription: King Willem the Third has etc., Zutphen, Willem III (king of the Netherlands), R. J. Gemelkoorn, Netherlands, 1861, wood (plant material), zinc, glass, silver (metal), paper, paint (coating), printing, h 46 cm × w 29.5 cm × d 30 cm
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Kalkbak, King Willem III, laying, first stone, railway bridge, IJssel, Zutphen, Black-painted wooden lime tray, zinc bowl, glass back, glass, black-and-white plate, inscription, carved crowned national coat, arms, surrounded, wreath, oak, orange branches, sides, completely decorated, carved plant motifs, wooden handle, Signed, R, J, GAMELKOORN, Royal supplier, Dated, XXII October MDCCCLXI, Marked, black-and-white plate l, SR, unreadable, Inscription, King Willem, Third, etc, Willem III, king, Netherlands, Gemelkoorn, 1861, wood, plant material, zinc, black-and-white, metal, paper, paint, coating, printing
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