Royal Dutch Society for the Encouragement of Horticulture in Leiden, medal awarded to the widow J. Hendriks
Also known as: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Aanmoediging van den Tuinbouw te Leiden, penning uitgereikt aan weduwe J. Hendriks
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1848 - 1863
Silver medal. Obverse: pleasure garden; exergue: inscription above crowned coat of arms on two palm branches. Reverse: inscription within a wreath of flowers and inscription.
The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4158; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking), engraving; measurements diameter 4.8 cm x weight 40.57 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
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking), engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 40.57 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.8 cm x weight 40.57 g
Design
- Obverse
- pleasure garden; exergue: inscription above crowned coat of arms on two palm branches.
- Reverse
- inscription within a wreath of flowers and inscription.
Identification
- Original title
- Koninklijke Nederlandsche Maatschappij tot Aanmoediging van den Tuinbouw te Leiden, penning uitgereikt aan weduwe J. Hendriks
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4158
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, attribution, weight, diameter and catalogue references against medallic references.