Marriage Altar [reverse], 1767

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Medium

silver

Dimensions

overall (diameter): 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
gross weight: 18.92 gr (0.042 lb.)
axis: 12:00

Credit Line

Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin

Accession Number

1997.114.23.b

Artists / Makers

Gysbert van Moelingen (medalist) Dutch, active 1754 - 1771

Image Use

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Inscription

around circumference: SPES PATRIAE.POPULI DELICIAE.; in exergue: NUPTIAE.CELEBRATAE / BEROLINI.IV.OCT / MDCCLXVII (The hope of the nation, the delight of the people; marriage celebrated in Berlin 4 October 1767)

Provenance

Lisa and Leonard Baskin, Leeds, Massachusetts; gift 1997 to NGA.

Associated Names

Baskin, Lisa

Bibliography

2007: Pollard, John Graham. Renaissance Medals. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. 2 vols. Washington, 2007: 2:no. 941, repro.