Zeeland Society of Sciences in Vlissingen, medal awarded to Jan Timmerman
Also known as: Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen te Vlissingen, penning uitgereikt aan Jan Timmerman
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1801
Silver medal. Obverse: seven women, representing the liberal arts, seated on a rock in the sea within a legend; exergue: inscription interrupted by a coat of arms.
Reverse: Minerva with helmet, spear, and coat of arms leans against a column and holds a wreath in her outstretched hand; at her feet an owl, in the background a view of the city of Vlissingen within a legend; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3082; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements thickness 0.5 cm x diameter 6 cm x weight 92.2 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.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- thickness 0.5 cm x diameter 6 cm x weight 92.2 g
- Dimensions museum
- thickness 0.5 cm x diameter 6 cm x weight 92.2 g
Design
- Obverse
- seven women, representing the liberal arts, seated on a rock in the sea within a legend; exergue: inscription interrupted by a coat of arms.
- Reverse
- Minerva with helmet, spear, and coat of arms leans against a column and holds a wreath in her outstretched hand; at her feet an owl, in the background a view of the city of Vlissingen within a legend; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Zeeuwsch Genootschap der Wetenschappen te Vlissingen, penning uitgereikt aan Jan Timmerman
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3082
- 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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