Consecration of the Jewish Home for Elderly Men and Women in The Hague, medal in honour of M. J. van Gigch
Also known as: Inwijding van het Israelietisch oude mannen- en -vrouwenhuis te 's-Gravenhage, penning ter ere van M. J. van Gigch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1841
Silver medal. Obverse: old men's and women's home; exergue: inscription in Hebrew and Dutch. Reverse: inscription beneath a laurel wreath within a decorative border and an inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3876; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 4.1 cm x weight 24.93 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 4.1 cm x weight 24.93 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 24.93 g
Design
- Obverse
- old men's and women's home; exergue: inscription in Hebrew and Dutch.
- Reverse
- inscription beneath a laurel wreath within a decorative border and an inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Inwijding van het Israelietisch oude mannen- en -vrouwenhuis te 's-Gravenhage, penning ter ere van M. J. van Gigch
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3876
- 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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