Inauguration of the Théâtre Royal of Antwerp, medal presented by the Estates of Antwerp to the architect P. Bourla
Also known as: Inwijding van het Theatre Royale van Antwerpen, penning door de Staten van Antwerpen aan de architect P. Bourla geschonken
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1834
Bronze medal. Obverse: theatre within circumscription; exergue: inscription. Reverse: inscription under laurel branch and above coat of arms within circumscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3771; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 6.4 cm x weight 120.21 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
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 6.4 cm x weight 120.21 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 6.4 cm x weight 120.21 g
Design
- Obverse
- theatre within circumscription; exergue: inscription.
- Reverse
- inscription under laurel branch and above coat of arms within circumscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Inwijding van het Theatre Royale van Antwerpen, penning door de Staten van Antwerpen aan de architect P. Bourla geschonken
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3771
- 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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