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Medal - Crafts - The Lantern Maker
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Composition | Tombac |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of a lantern maker's workshop, adapted after an etching by Jan Luyken and his son Caspar (first published 1694). In the foreground, two craftsmen are shown at work assembling lanterns, with an apprentice carrying a bundle of rods; finished and partially assembled lanterns hang from a overhead rack in the background. No legend or lettering appears in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | (none) |
| Reverse description | The second image shows a wooden presentation box containing a complete set of twelve tombac medallions from the Dutch crafts series, each depicting a different trade after Jan Luyken's etchings. The reverse face of the individual medal is not separately visible in this image. |
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