Joannis Titus Meyer, Twenty-Five Years a Priest in Zwolle, Medal Presented to Him in Gold by the Members of the Choir of His Church
Also known as: Joannis Titus Meyer, vijfentwintig jaar pastoor te Zwolle, penning aan hem in goud geschonken door de leden van het koor van zijn kerk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1808
Silver medal. Obverse: shepherd with anchor and crook standing amidst his flock, illuminated by heavenly light within circumscription; exergue: flaming heart on two crossed crosses.
Reverse: church organ between musical instruments within circumscription; exergue: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3172; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.4 cm x weight 11.49 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 3.4 cm x weight 11.49 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.4 cm x weight 11.49 g
Design
- Obverse
- shepherd with anchor and crook standing amidst his flock, illuminated by heavenly light within circumscription; exergue: flaming heart on two crossed crosses.
- Reverse
- church organ between musical instruments within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Joannis Titus Meyer, vijfentwintig jaar pastoor te Zwolle, penning aan hem in goud geschonken door de leden van het koor van zijn kerk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3172
- Museum classification
- erepenning
Catalogue references
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