Wall memorial of Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde

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MeMO memorial object ID and name
MeMO memorial object ID	6
Name	Wall memorial of Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde
Holding institution(s)
Holding institution(s)	Appingedam, Nicolaïkerk
Category
Type	Memorial item (physical object)
Classification	Wall memorial
Short description	Wall memorial with a coat of arms in the centre, and an inscription along the edge
Remarks about category
General date
General date	1500-1525
Artist(s)
Artist(s)
Original institution(s)
Original institution [63] St. Nicolaaskerk (Nicolaïkerk) (St Nicholas's Church (Nicolaïkerk)), Appingedam Arguments the memorial object is still in the original institution Specification Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde died in Appingedam
(Original) location inside the original institution
Still in original institution?	yes
Location inside the institution In situ? (Probable) original location in the church/chapel (exact location unknown) Argumentation Related memorial objects in the same institution Additional remarks (original location)
Additional remarks	The medallion was attached to a pillar in the north chapel prior to 1828
Function
Memorial piece Function liturgical/religious Specification Additional remarks Memorial monument or floor slab Function Grave findings Additional remarks
Original function	According to tradition, the medallion was part of a tomb monument which was destroyed in 1795. Steensma and Kroesen (2008/2011), however, interpret the object as a funerary hatchment. This claim is supported by the presence of two very similar stone medallions in the church of St Bartholomew in Dornum (1549 and 1554). These two medallions - like the one in Appingedam - show the arms of the Kankema family. Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde was married to Almuth Kankena: it appears the medallions followed a certain (family) tradition.
Change in function
Remarks about function
Commemorated party
Name	Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde
Specification
Members of the commemorated party Commemorated person(s) [9] Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde (male) Commemorated institution(s)
Relation between commemorated persons	no relation (only one person mentioned/depicted)
Relation specification
Additional remarks
Commissioning party
Name
Composition of the commissioning party
Specification
Members of the commissioning party Commissioning person(s) Commissioning Institution(s)
Relation between commissioning party and commemorated party
Relation specification
Additional remarks
Physical description
Material(s)	stone
Specification	sandstone
Traces of polychromy?	Yes. Unclear whether the polychromy is original.
Reuse of older objects
Dimensions (cm) Height x width x depth 77 x 77 x 0
Completeness	Complete
Condition	Good condition
Conservation
Technical research
Specification (technical research)
Alterations Alterations Specification
Additional remarks
Provenance
Provenance
Marks of ownership
Type(s) of mark(s) of ownership	mark(s)
Specification	a mark above the crest of the coat of arms; for an illustration see Pathuis (1977), p. 933, no. 27
Literature
Alma, Redmer, Groninger gedenkwaardigheden, http://www.redmeralma.nl; no. 268 Kroesen, Justin; Steensma, Regnerus, De Groninger cultuurschat - kerken van 1000 tot 1800 (Groningen/Assen 2008), 126-127 Ozinga, M.D., De Nederlandsche Monumenten van Geschiedenis en Kunst; deel VI: De Provincie Groningen; eerste stuk: Oost-Groningen ('s Gravenhage 1940), 10 Pathuis, A., Groninger gedenkwaardigheden; teksten, wapens en huismerken van 1298-1814 (Assen/Amsterdam 1977), 97; no. 268 Steensma, Regnerus; Kroesen, Justin, Appingedam/Dornum: Drie vrijwel identieke epitafen, Groninger kerken vol. 28; no. 2 (2011), 46 Stenvert, Ronald, Monumenten in Nederland, Groningen (Zeist/Zwolle 1998), 66
Other documentation
SKKN: inv. no. 589-16
Additional remarks
Additional remarks

Wall memorial of [6] Wall memorial of Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde

Indication of part
Indication of part	Wall memorial
Short description
Short description	Wall memorial with a coat of arms in the centre, and an inscription along the edge
Dimensions (cm)
Height x Width x Depth	77 x 77 x 0
Date
Year	1515
Specified date	1515/02/15
Argumentation	date of death given on the object
Specification
Additional remarks
Holding institution
Holding institution	Appingedam, Nicolaïkerk
Collection
Collection identifier
Online description link	http://www.nicolaikerk-appingedam.nl/historie/
Alternative or previous collections
Alternative of previous identifiers
Accessibility
Remarks about holding institution	The medallion is attached to a pillar in the north chapel
Contract
Contract
Artist(s)
Filiation
Filiation
Additional remarks
Additional remarks

Heraldry

Wall memorial; in the centre of the medallion

Indication of part
Indication of part	Wall memorial
Place of heraldry
Place of heraldry	in the centre of the medallion
Specification of heraldry
Type of heraldry	Personal use of family arms (one undivided shield)
Specification
Shape of the shield	Tournament shield
Specification
Description of the shield	an eagle, in a chief three garbs in fess (een adelaar, in een schildhoofd drie korenschoven naast elkaar)
Description of the upper arms (helmet, crest and mantling)	crest: an issuant eagle's head and neck between four pennons with a garb on flagstaffs, two on each side (helmteken: een uitkomende adelaarskop en -hals, tussen vier wimpels met elk een korenschoof erop aan vlaggestokken, twee aan elke kant)
Remarks
Additional parts of the achievement
Type of supporter
Specification
Motto
English translation of the motto
Insignia or attributes
Heraldry belonging to
Heraldry belonging to	Kankena
Person details Person details
Additional remarks
Additional remarks	Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde was married to Almuth (von) Kankena

Inscriptions

Wall memorial; along the edge of the medallion

Indication of part
Indication of part	Wall memorial
Place of the inscription
Place of the inscription	along the edge of the medallion
Language(s)
Languages	Dutch
Language specification
Transcription
Transcription	Anno 1515 am 15 februarii starf de erenthveste Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde, hovetlicke.
Translation
English translation	In the year 1515, on 15 February, died the venerable Gerdt of Dornum and Wittmund, chieftain.
Dutch translation
Lay–out
Lay-out	Raised Roman majuscules
Inscription mentioning
Name	[9] Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde (male)
Sex	male
Argumentation	the person is being commemorated
Additional remarks
Additional remarks

Person Description

[9] Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde

Personal identification number
Personal identification number	9
Personal details
Name	Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde
Sex	male
Year/date of birth
Year/date of death	1515/02/15
Additional remarks	Also known as Gerdt van den Clooster. In 1471 he married Almuth (von) Kankena, daughter of Hero Maurits van Dornum and Alket van Wirdum. He probably died while battling the Saxons in Appingedam.
Social standing
Status	nobility
Arguments	mentioned in the inscription
Specification	chieftain ('hoofdeling')
Member of a convent
Religious order
Specification
Member of secular clergy
Type of secular clergy
Specification
Additional remarks
Additional remarks