Society 'Mathesis Scientiarum Genetrix', medal awarded to the mathematician and architect Jan Timmerman for his treatise 'Tot Nut voor Rhijnland'
Also known as: Genootschap "Mathesis Scientiarum Genetrix", penning toegekend aan de wis- en bouwkundige Jan Timmerman voor zijn verhandeling "Tot Nut voor Rhijnland".
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1796
Silver medal. Obverse: illuminated by heavenly light, Minerva stands with helmet and lance beside a column; she presents an open book to a child; around her a globe, instruments, scrolls of paper, and a bust, and five children within a legend. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3042; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique casting, engraving; measurements diameter 4.8 cm x weight 37.2 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
- casting, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 37.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 37.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- illuminated by heavenly light, Minerva stands with helmet and lance beside a column; she presents an open book to a child; around her a globe, instruments, scrolls of paper, and a bust, and five children within a legend.
- Reverse
- inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Genootschap "Mathesis Scientiarum Genetrix", penning toegekend aan de wis- en bouwkundige Jan Timmerman voor zijn verhandeling "Tot Nut voor Rhijnland".
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3042
- Museum classification
- award 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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