| Type | Memorial item (physical object) |
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| Classification | Wall memorial |
| Short description | Wall memorial with a coat of arms in the centre, and an inscription along the edge |
| Remarks about category |
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| 1500-1525 |
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| Original institution | St. Nicolaaskerk (Nicolaïkerk) (St Nicholas's Church (Nicolaïkerk)), Appingedam 63 |
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| Specification | Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde died in Appingedam |
| Still in original institution? | yes |
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| In situ? | |
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| Additional remarks (original location) |
| The medallion was attached to a pillar in the north chapel prior to 1828 |
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| Function | |
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| 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. |
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| Remarks about function |
| Name | Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde |
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| Type | not applicable (only one person mentioned/depicted) |
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| Material(s) |
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| Specification | sandstone |
| Traces of polychromy? | Yes. Unclear whether the polychromy is original. |
| Reuse of older objects | |
| Completeness | Complete |
| Condition | Good condition |
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| Specification (technical research) |
| Height x width x depth | 77 x 77 x 0 |
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| Type(s) of mark(s) of ownership |
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| Specification | a mark above the crest of the coat of arms; for an illustration see Pathuis (1977), p. 933, no. 27 |
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| SKKN: inv. no. 589-16 |
| Short description | Wall memorial with a coat of arms in the centre, and an inscription along the edge |
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| Height x Width x Depth | 77 x 77 x 0 |
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| Year | 1515 |
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| Specified date | 1515/02/15 |
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| Additional remarks |
| Holding institution | Appingedam, Nicolaïkerk |
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| Accessibility | |
| Remarks about holding institution | The medallion is attached to a pillar in the north chapel |
| Wall memorial (front) |
| in the centre of the medallion |
| Type of heraldry | personal use of family arms (one undivided shield) |
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| Shape of the shield | tournament shield |
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| 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) |
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| Motto | |
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| Insignia or attributes |
| Heraldry belonging to | Kankena | ||
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Person details
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| Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde was married to Almuth (von) Kankena |
| Wall memorial (front) |
| along the edge of the medallion |
| Languages |
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| Language specification |
| Anno 1515 am 15 februarii starf de erenthveste Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde, hovetlicke. |
| English translation | In the year 1515, on 15 February, died the venerable Gerdt of Dornum and Wittmund, chieftain. |
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| Dutch translation |
| Raised Roman majuscules |
| Name | Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde (male) |
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| Sex | male |
| Argumentation | the person is being commemorated |
| Name | Gerdt tho Dornum unde Withmunde |
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| Sex | male |
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| 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. |
| Status | nobility |
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| Specification | chieftain ('hoofdeling') |
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