Society for the Benefit of Youth, medal awarded to H.J. Foppe, for poetry
Also known as: Maatschappij tot Nut der Jeugd, penning uitgereikt aan H.J. Foppe, wegens dichtwerk
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1833
Gilded medal with suspension loop and suspension ring. Obverse: inscription within a decorative border. Reverse: inscription within a decorative border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-6-128; its record gives material recorded as metal; technique gild, engraving; measurements diameter 3.5 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.56 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
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- metal
- Technique
- gild, engraving
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.56 g
- Dimensions museum
- diameter 3.5 cm x diameter 3.2 cm x diameter 2.8 cm x weight 4.56 g
Design
- Obverse
- inscription within a decorative border.
- Reverse
- inscription within a decorative border.
Identification
- Original title
- Maatschappij tot Nut der Jeugd, penning uitgereikt aan H.J. Foppe, wegens dichtwerk
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-6-128
- 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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