Renovation of the Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam, medal presented to Mayor Cornelis Jacob Arnoldus den Tex, the city council, and theatre commissioners Joh. Hilman, Jan Fred. Tack Hz., and Abr. Johannes de Bull
Also known as: Verbouwing van de stadsschouwburg van Amsterdam, penning geschonken aan burgemeester Cornelis Jacob Arnoldus den Tex, gemeenteraad en schouwburgcommissarissen Joh. Hilman, Jan Fred. Tack Hz. en Abr. Johannes de Bull
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1873 - 1874
Bronze medal. Obverse: crowned woman with coat of arms, personifying the city of Amsterdam, seated on a throne on an elevation; around her three Muses, of whom one works on a bust with hammer and chisel, the second holds a palette with brushes and a staff in her hands, and the third draws with dividers on a depiction of a building; in front of the throne stands a young man with a laurel wreath in his hair and oak leaves and a musical instrument in his hand; exergue: signature.
Reverse: inscription within a legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-4286; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 7.5 cm x weight 121.99 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 7.5 cm x weight 121.99 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 7.5 cm x weight 121.99 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned woman with coat of arms, personifying the city of Amsterdam, seated on a throne on an elevation; around her three Muses, of whom one works on a bust with hammer and chisel, the second holds a palette with brushes and a staff in her hands, and the third draws with dividers on a depiction of a building; in front of the throne stands a young man with a laurel wreath in his hair and oak leaves and a musical instrument in his hand; exergue: signature.
- Reverse
- inscription within a legend.
Identification
- Original title
- Verbouwing van de stadsschouwburg van Amsterdam, penning geschonken aan burgemeester Cornelis Jacob Arnoldus den Tex, gemeenteraad en schouwburgcommissarissen Joh. Hilman, Jan Fred. Tack Hz. en Abr. Johannes de Bull
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-4286
- Museum classification
- erepenning
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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