Object data
silver and gilt
height 22.7 cm × diameter 21.4 cm × weight 957 g
J.M. van Kempen & Zoon
Silver Cup of the Society 'Het Metalen Kruis'
Voorschoten, 1863
Inscriptions
- inscription, on the base: AAN Z.M. SCHROEF STOOMSCHIP HET METALEN KRUIS NAMENS DE VEREENIGING.
- inscription, on the anchor: 2 Dec 1863
- mark: VK Minerva head
- mark: several marks
Conservation
- Arjen Smolenaars, April 1984: Schoongemaakt door A. Smolenaars april-mei 1984.
Provenance
…; donated by the Vereniging 'Het Metalen Kruis' to Zr.Ms. Metalen Kruis, 2 December 1865;1 transferred to the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, 22 November 1880;2 transferred to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-1419
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Silver cup in the form of a shallow dish on a stem, which consists of an anchor with a chain and a fantastical fish squirting water, twisted around the shank. The underside of the dish is ornamented with a Jacob’s shell (coquille) and a cross (the military decoration ‘Metalen Kruis’, i.e. metal cross) surrounded by an oak twig and a twig with oranges. The edges of the foot are ornamented with a cable and a belt and buckle, on which the inscription is engraved. The case and document mentioned in the inventory are missing.
The society ‘Het Metalen Kruis’ was founded in memory of the Dutch-Belgian War of 1830-32.3 The Metalen Kruis was a medal awarded to soldiers that served in this war. The cup was offered by the Society to the screw steamer bearing the same name, which came into service in 1863. The cup was added to the Navy Model Room on 22 November 1880 after the screw steamer Het Metalen Kruis had been sold out of service while in India.4
Literature
Amsterdamsche Courant, 13 februari 1865, no. 37; J.M. Obreen et al., handwritten inventory list for items 944 to 1431, 1884, manuscript in HNA 476 RMA, inv. no. 1089, no. 1419; K. Zandvliet, ‘Roosdorps militaire trophée ter herinnering aan de volksgeest van 1830/’31’, Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum 47 (1999), no. 4, pp. 291-315
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'J.M. van Kempen & Zoon, Silver Cup of the Society 'Het Metalen Kruis', Voorschoten, 1863', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20054270
(accessed 11 December 2025 08:49:52).