RAMPJAAR MUSEUM
Est. 1921 • Dedicated to the Dutch "Disaster Year" (1672) • Amsterdam NL


UPDATE — Week of 1995‑06‑12: The Rampjaar Museum building suffered a tragic fire this week. The extent of damage is still being assessed and it is unknown what artefacts are salvageable.

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Highlighted Artefacts

(Selection rotates weekly; links may be temporarily unavailable due to archive restoration.)


Gauntlet, broken
Material under study; on loan.
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Portrait fragment, attributed (disputed)
Oil on panel, fragmentary; label reads “J.v.R., 1672”.
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Folded campaign map (copy)
Ink on linen; burn marks along crease.
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Ribbon, orange dye sample
Silk; fading consistent with window exposure.
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Letter fragment “Aan de Raad…”
Iron‑gall ink; corrosion present.
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Ceramic shard, Delft (prob.)
Glaze spallation at edge. View record

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