Exhibition of Agriculture and Horticulture in Arnhem, in honor of William III, King of the Netherlands, medal awarded to H.J. Wilke for his conifers
Also known as: Tentoonstelling van land- en tuinbouw te Arnhem, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning uitegereikt aan H.J. Wilke voor zijn coniferen
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1854
Silver medal. Obverse: bust of a man within an inscription. Reverse: scroll of parchment with inscription within an orange and laurel branch tied into a wreath under a crown. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4060; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 5.1 cm x weight 65.87 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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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 65.87 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 5.1 cm x weight 65.87 g
Design
- Obverse
- bust of a man within an inscription.
- Reverse
- scroll of parchment with inscription within an orange and laurel branch tied into a wreath under a crown.
Identification
- Original title
- Tentoonstelling van land- en tuinbouw te Arnhem, ter ere van Willem III, koning der Nederlanden, penning uitegereikt aan H.J. Wilke voor zijn coniferen
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4060
- 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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