Medal in honour of the fiftieth anniversary of the Institute for the Deaf-Mute in Groningen founded by Henri Daniel Guyot
Also known as: Penning ter ere van het vijftigjarig bestaan van het door Henri Daniel Guyot opgerichte Instituut voor Doofstommen te Groningen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within circumscription. Reverse: inscription within circumscription and oak and ivy branch tied into a wreath, illuminated by heavenly light. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3855; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.2 cm x weight 19.48 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 19.48 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.2 cm x weight 19.48 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within circumscription.
- Reverse
- inscription within circumscription and oak and ivy branch tied into a wreath, illuminated by heavenly light.
Identification
- Original title
- Penning ter ere van het vijftigjarig bestaan van het door Henri Daniel Guyot opgerichte Instituut voor Doofstommen te Groningen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3855
- Museum classification
- history medal
Catalogue references
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