Mechtild von Seedorf and Anna Seiler [obverse]

1818

Sebastian Burger

Medalist, Swiss, 1791 - 1848

Sebastian Burger

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tin alloy

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lisa Unger Baskin

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 5.14 cm (2 in.)
    gross weight: 68.44 gr (0.151 lb.)
    axis: 12:00

  • Accession Number

    2002.146.2.a

Associated Artworks

Insel Hospital, Bern [reverse]

Sebastian Burger

1818

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased c. 1960/1985 by Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 2002 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 908, repro.

Inscriptions

on the truncation: S.BURGER F.; around the circumference: MECHTILD VON SEEDORF 1286 ANNA SEILER 1354

Wikidata ID

Q63862064

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