Agriculture, medal commissioned by the Nederlandsch-Belgische Vereeniging der Vrienden van de Medaille als Kunstwerk
Also known as: De landbouw, penning uitgegeven in opdracht van de Nederlandsch-Belgische Vereeniging der Vrienden van de Medaille als Kunstwerk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1906
Bronze medal with buffaloes on one side with the inscription: "ducite aratra boves". Verso: horses with the inscription: "sic vos non vobis". Accompanying two preliminary studies in plaster (bk-1972-117-b,c).
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-1972-117-A; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); measurements diameter 6.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Measurements
- diameter 6.5 cm
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- De landbouw, penning uitgegeven in opdracht van de Nederlandsch-Belgische Vereeniging der Vrienden van de Medaille als Kunstwerk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-1972-117-A
- Museum classification
- medal
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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