Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, Medal Awarded to B.F. Suerman
Also known as: Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, penning uitgereikt aan B.F. Suerman
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1773 - 1824
Silver medal. Obverse: helmeted Minerva seated beneath an orange tree with spear and shield, holding a laurel wreath in her outstretched right hand; on the ground lie a bale of merchandise, globe, bobbins and yarn, compass, caduceus, sword and scales, and plough; in the background view of the city of Utrecht; exergue: signature. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath and inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3477; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 5.6 cm x weight 56.46 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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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 5.6 cm x weight 56.46 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.6 cm x weight 56.46 g
Design
- Obverse
- helmeted Minerva seated beneath an orange tree with spear and shield, holding a laurel wreath in her outstretched right hand; on the ground lie a bale of merchandise, globe, bobbins and yarn, compass, caduceus, sword and scales, and plough; in the background view of the city of Utrecht; exergue: signature.
- Reverse
- inscription within laurel wreath and inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, penning uitgereikt aan B.F. Suerman
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3477
- 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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