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Medal

Medal
late 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This silver medal depicts Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture surrounded by animals and subjects of rural life.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMedal
Materials and techniques
Silver, struck
Brief description
Medal, Ceres, rural life, agriculture, Germany, by Daniel Frederick Loos, late 18th century
Physical description
Medal, silver, struck from a die; for success in agriculture. Obv. A standing figure of Ceres, surrounded by animals and subjects of rural life. Rev. A wreath enclosing an inscription. Ceres stands, wearing a wreath, grasping a staff with her left hand and holding in her right a wreath. The surrounding subjects are as follows:- A gardener planting a tree, a mare with a foal, a fisherman in a boat pulling in a net, a child carrying a hive of bees, a cow, a man reaping with a scythe, a man standing by a plough, a ram and ewe, a woman churning butter, a man standing by a vine, a stag, and a man sowing seed. Rev. FÜR LANDWIRTHSCHAFTLICHE LEISTUNGEN. The wreath is composed of leaves, fruit and corn.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.625in
Marks and inscriptions
Rev. FÜR LANDWIRTHSCHAFTLICHE LEISTUNGEN.
Object history
Given by Sidney Vacher, Esq.
Subject depicted
Summary
This silver medal depicts Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture surrounded by animals and subjects of rural life.
Bibliographic reference
List of Works of Art acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum during the Year 1902 arranged according to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1906. pp.223
Collection
Accession number
782-1902

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Record createdJune 10, 2009
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