Slot Loevestein

Investigation results

None of the objects in this museum have problematic provenance.

Result of this investigation

The museum reports that it has found no objects with problematic provenance in its collection. Investigators checked the collection registration system, the archaeological department’s card catalogue, annual reports and Nationaal Archief archive sources. Most items are archaeological finds, the provenance of which is known and unproblematic. The provenance of objects such as books and prints could not be determined since these lack individually identifiable characteristics. Few objects actually required investigation. The church silver turned out to have been in the castle since the seventeenth century.

Information from previous research (report Museum Acquisitions 1940-1948)

View reaction of Slot Loevestein in the report Museale acquisitions 1940-1948 which was published in 1999 in response to the previous museum research.

About this museum and its collection

Loevestein Castle’s collection mainly comprises archaeological objects, graphic art and books. All the 900 objects relate in some way to Loevestein or its residents. Most of the collection comprises archaeological finds excavated at the castle when it was restored between 1964 and 1986.