Medal
1622 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This silver medal depicts Engelbert Maas, a bareheaded figure wearing a ruff. Maas was the President of the Privy Council of the Archduke Albert, Governor of the Netherlands. On the reverse there is a figure of Moderation, holding a lion on a chain in her right hand, and a lamb on a cord in her left hand.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Medal, silver, Engelbert Maas Moderation, lion and lamb. |
| Physical description | Medal, silver, stuck from a die, Engelbert Maas (d.1622), president of the Privy Council of the Archduke Albert, governor of the Low Countries. Obv: ENGELBERT MAES. SECRE. CONSI. PRAESES. Bust to right, bareheaded, wearing a ruff. On the truncation . AET. LXXXVI. Rev.: MODERATA. DVRANT. Figure of Moderation, holding by a chain a lion with her right hand, and by a cord a lamb with her left. Signed AWA F. |
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| Object history | Bought £14. 13s. 2d. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This silver medal depicts Engelbert Maas, a bareheaded figure wearing a ruff. Maas was the President of the Privy Council of the Archduke Albert, Governor of the Netherlands. On the reverse there is a figure of Moderation, holding a lion on a chain in her right hand, and a lamb on a cord in her left hand. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1898. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1902. pp.7 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 51-1898 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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