Chain of the Amsterdam Company of Arquebusiers

Rijksmuseum

Chain of the Amsterdam Company of Arquebusiers

Date
c. 1500 - c. 1524
Medium
silver (metal)
Institution
Rijksmuseum

Some of the links in this chain are decorated with claws, a symbol of the Amsterdam Company of Arquebusiers. The winner of their shooting contest – the ‘king’ of the guild – was allowed to wear the chain for a year. The names of two winners were attached to the chain in the 17th century.

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