# Parure (set of matching jewellery)

- By: Johannes Mattheus van Kempen (1814–1877)
- Date: c. 1854 - c. 1858
- Medium: wool, leather, cardboard, hair, gold (metal), photographic support, velvet (fabric weave), email, glass
- Classification: parure
- Dimensions: height 28 cm x height 8 cm x width 20.5 cm x depth 33.5 cm
- Credit line: On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-KOG-2654--75934455e8e2ae8078edfb7be49daa66)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/SBkjf/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The writer and journalist E.J. Potgieter was among the first in the 19th century to devote attention to women from the past. He commissioned this jewellery set as a gift for a relative. The seven depicted Dutch women symbolize decisiveness and fortitude. Potgieter believed his lethargic countrymen could learn a lesson from them. The medallion contains a photograph of Potgieter and a lock of his hair.