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SACHM6122

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Beacon

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Stone/Earth

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Border post

Colours: 

  • Bluish grey

DistinguishingFeatures: 

Tall upright border marker inscribed with the monogram of the VOC and various insignia, including the coat-of-arms of the Netherlands, Governor Van Plettenberg's family coat-of-arms, and the date 1778.

Inscriptions: 

Beacon inscribed as follows: DEESE STEEN IS OPGEREGT DOOR M[YNHEE]R JOACHIM BARON VAN PLETTENBERG RAAD VAN NEDERLANDSCH INDIEN EN GOUVERNEUR VAN CABO DE GOEDE HOOP EN DEN RESSORTE VAN DIEN...A[NN]O 1778
TypeValueUnit
1 970.00
306.00

DimensionComment: 

Tall beacon of rectangular shape.
History

ObjectAge: 

246 years 8 months ago

AgeComment: 

Colonial period

MakerComment: 

Unknown maker

ProductionPlace: 

  • Cape of Good Hope

Provenance: 

Originally part of the collection of the South African Museum. Transferred to the former South African Cultural History Museum in 1966. On display at this museum until it was moved to the Castle to be incorporated in the Democracy X exhibition held in 2004.

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