Chain of the Veere Chamber of Rhetoric; Chain of the rederijkerskamer in Veere; Chain of gilt silver. The diamond-shaped carrying sign with an engraved representation of the Annunciation hangs on the chain consisting of double; twisted links. Between Maria and the angel a vase with lilies; surrounded by a banderolle with the inscription: 'Growing in reinder'. Below the vase on a pedestal the letters: A.B.C.D. A pear-shaped appendix is attached to three points of the sign; at the top an eye with ring; through which the necklace has been made; the Annunciation: Mary; usually reading; is visited by the angel (sometimes a woman overhears the conversation); Schoonhoven; anonymous; Northern Netherlands; c. 1530; silver (metal); gilding; l 173 cm h 6.2 cm x w 4.7 cm