Cabinet of antiquities and medals established in Utrecht by Nicolaas Chevalier, medal struck by order of the city and States of Utrecht
Also known as: Kamer van oudheden en penningen door Nicolaas Chevalier te Utrecht opgericht, penning geslagen op last van stad en Staten van Utrecht
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1707
Medal. Obverse: Industry, accompanied by a rooster, offers Pallas with helmet, spear and crowned coat of arms an urn with coins; in the background someone searching bent over; in the distance ancient buildings. Reverse: winged Time swings a scythe above his head to destroy statues and antiquities; in the background a temple and gravestone whose top is broken off within an inscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-1953-K; its record gives material recorded as alloy; technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 5.1 cm x weight 63.46 g. 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
- alloy
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 63.46 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 63.46 g
Design
- Obverse
- Industry, accompanied by a rooster, offers Pallas with helmet, spear and crowned coat of arms an urn with coins; in the background someone searching bent over; in the distance ancient buildings.
- Reverse
- winged Time swings a scythe above his head to destroy statues and antiquities; in the background a temple and gravestone whose top is broken off within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Kamer van oudheden en penningen door Nicolaas Chevalier te Utrecht opgericht, penning geslagen op last van stad en Staten van Utrecht
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-1953-K
- Museum classification
- copy · history 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.
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