Four knives and a fork belonging to Emperor Charles V
Charles V acquired this portable cutlery set in Italy. The two large knives bear his arms and the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Above this is the emperor’s crown and below it the Burgundian cross of Saint Andrew with the mythical pillars of Hercules (signifying the end of the world). They are all symbols of the emperor’s power.
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Four knives and a fork belonging to Emperor Charles V
Charles V acquired this portable cutlery set in Italy. The two large knives bear his arms and the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Above this is the emperor’s crown and below it the Burgundian cross of Saint Andrew with the mythical pillars of Hercules (signifying the end of the world). They are all symbols of the emperor’s power.
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Charles V acquired this portab ...... ymbols of the emperor’s power.
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Karel V kreeg dit reisbestek i ...... en van de macht van de keizer.
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Rijksmuseum
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Four knives and a fork belonging to Emperor Charles V
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Vier messen en een vork van keizer Karel V
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1532
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1532
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breedte 2,0 cm
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dikte 1,0 cm
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lengte 20,3 cm
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length 20.3 cm
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thickness 1.0 cm
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width 2.0 cm
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Collectie: edele metalen
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second quarter 16th century
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tweede kwart 16e eeuw
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