Commemorative Philite plaque

Description

A rectangular plaque, commemorating the death of Emma, Queen Mother of the Netherlands, in 1934. The rectangular plaque has a central roundal containing a profile portrait, moulded in relief surrounded by the words 'EMMA KONINGIN MOEDER' and beneath, the dates of her birth and death. This plaque is made from Philite, a compression moulded urea formaldehyde made by Philips at their Eindhoven factory in the Netherlands c. 1934. The plaque is pierced along the top edge to accommodate something by which the plaque can be hung.
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Inscriptions

moulded: "EMMA KONINGIN MOEDER. 2 AUGUSTUS 1858 20 MAART 1934" (front)

Object number

AIBDC : 008029

Date

1934 (circa)

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Dimensions
Width
100mm
Height
120mm
Depth
10mm

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