Centenary of the foundation of the Lutheran diaconal orphanage in Amsterdam, medal distributed to the orphans
Also known as: Eerste eeuwfeest van de stichting van het Lutherse diaconieweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning aan de weeskinderen uitgedeeld
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1778
Silver medal. Obverse: orphanage with courtyard beneath a garland with inscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: an angel flying down pours out a cornucopia over a widow with two children, seated near a rock, illuminated by the all-seeing eye in a radiant triangle; left: obelisk bearing the letter C, against which leans the coat of arms of Amsterdam within an inscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-2792; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 6.36 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 6.36 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 6.36 g
Design
- Obverse
- orphanage with courtyard beneath a garland with inscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- an angel flying down pours out a cornucopia over a widow with two children, seated near a rock, illuminated by the all-seeing eye in a radiant triangle; left: obelisk bearing the letter C, against which leans the coat of arms of Amsterdam within an inscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Eerste eeuwfeest van de stichting van het Lutherse diaconieweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning aan de weeskinderen uitgedeeld
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-2792
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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