002.349.Idrija

Idrija Municipal Museum, Prelovčeva 9, SI-5280 Idrija.

Public

Municipality of Idrija, Mestni trg 1, SI-5280 Idrija

510:IDR;RZ-113

Mine, Transport - other transport

The stamp is oval and has an inscription K. K. ZINNOBER FABRIKS SIGILL. It has the coat of arms with the crown, sword and double-headed eagle in the middle.

Length 4.7 cm, width 4.7 cm, height 12.9 cm.

Brass, wood.

The time of creation is unknown.

Manufacturer information is not known.

The stamp was used for sealing in the Idrija cinnabar factory. Considering that its coat-of-arms also contains a double-headed eagle, we can place it in the period of Austro-Hungarian dualism, between the years 1867 and 1918. It is known that the new cinnabar factory was built in Idrija in 1880, within the smelting plant complex (on the right Idrijca River riverbed). They stopped producing cinnabar in 1914/1915.

The stamp is being preserved, secured and presented as an important monument of Idrija mining heritage with exceptional universal values. It is a part of the mining collection of the Idrija Municipal Museum. Visitors can view it within the permanent museum exhibition “Five Centuries of the Mercury Mine and the Town of Idrija”. It can also be used for different types of mercury heritage promotions.

Idrija Mercury Mine (the cinnabar factory).

Idrija Municipal Museum, Gewerkenegg Castle (showroom 5).

The described object is in good condition. Therefore, no additional interventions are necessary. Security of the premises is ensured.

good

Regular seasonal maintenance.

- Inventory Book of the Idrija Municipal Museum.

Mestni muzej Idrija

Miha Kosmač

15. 3. 2018

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