Civic Orphanage in Amsterdam, medal of Master B.W. Meusies
Also known as: Burgerweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning van meester B.W. Meusies
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1764
Brass medal with a hole in it. Obverse: crowned coat of arms, flanked by two orphans. Reverse: inscription within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-17-49; its record gives material recorded as brass (alloy); technique casting, engraving; measurements diameter 4.1 cm x weight 18.11 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.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- brass (alloy)
- Technique
- casting, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 18.11 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 4.1 cm x weight 18.11 g
Design
- Obverse
- crowned coat of arms, flanked by two orphans.
- Reverse
- inscription within legend
Identification
- Original title
- Burgerweeshuis te Amsterdam, penning van meester B.W. Meusies
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-17-49
- Museum classification
- identification medal · 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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