From the museum website
The Amsterdam Historical Museum’s collection of silver and gold objects made in, or connected with, the city of Amsterdam, is one of the most important in the Netherlands. The collection contains work from the Middle Ages through to the late twentieth century. This silver and gold collection, with about four hundred objects, is marvellously rich and varied. It can be divided into various categories. There are stately pieces of silverwork made for municipal bodies, such as the drinking horn created in 1566 for the Guild of St George, otherwise known as the militia of crossbow archers; and there are extravagant display pieces made to commemorate special occasions, such as the 25th anniversary of the Amsterdam zoo, Artis.
From 31 January to 17 August 2003 there will be a scintillating show in the Willet-Holthuysen Museum, presenting objects from this many-facetted collection.
Catalogue
Information on the catalogue is reported only in the Dutch version of the website: De verzameling van het Amsterdams Historisch Museum waarin alle voorwerpen uit de verzameling wetenschappelijk zijn beschreven en afgebeeld, inclusief de belangrijkste merken. Bijzonder is de bijlage over de unieke gildeplaat van het Goud-en Zilversmitsgilde, waarop de meestertekens en de namen van zo’n 250 smeden te zien zijn.
Vreeken, Hubert and Annemarie den Dekker (ed.), Goud en zilver met Amsterdamse keuren, with contributions by Barend J. van Benthem, Rebecca E. Roskam and Martha S. Bakker, Zwolle (Waanders) and Amsterdam (Amsterdams Historisch Museum) 2003. 576 pages.
ISBN: 90-400-8721-0 (paperbound)
ISBN: 90-400-8799-7 (hardbound)