Twenty-fifth anniversary of the society "Felix Meritis", medal presented to Mr. D. Hooft
Also known as: Vijfentwintigjarig bestaan van het genootschap "Felix Meritis", penning uitgereikt aan mr. D. Hooft
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1802
Silver medal. Obverse: beehive, standing on an altar between a rose bush and a sunflower, illuminated by the rising sun within an inscription; exergue: signature.
Reverse: inscription within a leaf wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3118; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 3.2 cm x weight 108 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
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 108 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.2 cm x weight 108 g
Design
- Obverse
- beehive, standing on an altar between a rose bush and a sunflower, illuminated by the rising sun within an inscription; exergue: signature.
- Reverse
- inscription within a leaf wreath.
Identification
- Original title
- Vijfentwintigjarig bestaan van het genootschap "Felix Meritis", penning uitgereikt aan mr. D. Hooft
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3118
- Museum classification
- erepenning
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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