Visit of William I Frederick, King of the Netherlands, to the cabinet of antiquities of J. d'Huyvetter in Ghent, medal struck by order of d'Huyvetter
Also known as: Bezoek van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden aan het oudheidkundig kabinet van J. d'Huyvetter te Gent, penning geslagen op last van d'Huyvetter
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1829
Silver medal. Obverse: collection of antiquities within circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3539; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.7 cm x weight 10.32 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)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 10.32 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 2.7 cm x weight 10.32 g
Design
- Obverse
- collection of antiquities within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription
Identification
- Original title
- Bezoek van Willem I Frederik, koning der Nederlanden aan het oudheidkundig kabinet van J. d'Huyvetter te Gent, penning geslagen op last van d'Huyvetter
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3539
- Museum classification
- history 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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