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Ulrich Ehinger of Ulm

Medal
1533 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Weiditz, Christoph (maker)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This piece is set into a turned wood mount and shows the bust of Ulrich Ehinger, bearded in a flat cap, and inscribed, Ulric Ehinger.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Coins & Medals
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleUlrich Ehinger of Ulm (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Boxwood, carved in relief
Boxwood
Carving
Relief
Brief description
Medal, boxwood, 'Ulrich Ehinger of Ulm', by Christoph Weiditz, Germany, dated 1533
Physical description
This piece is set into a turned wood mount and shows the bust of Ulrich Ehinger, bearded in a flat cap, and inscribed, Ulric Ehinger.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 37.5mm
  • With mount diameter: 51mm
Marks and inscriptions
'.VLRIC.EHINGER.COM.CONS.ET AVLICVS.CES MTIS MD 33' (Inscribed on the obverse)
Translation
Ulrich Ehinger merchant councillor and courtier of his Imperial Majesty. 1533
Object history
Bought in 1861 for £3 13s 6d.
Subjects depicted
Bust
Ehinger, Ulrich (Of Ulm)
Bibliographic references
  • Trusted, Marjorie. German Renaissance Medals. Victoria & Albert Museum, 1990. 128p., ill. ISBN 1851770135.
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1861 In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 24
  • Maskell, A. Wood Sculpture. London, 1911, pl. XXVIII
  • Habich, G. Die deutschen Schaumuenzen. No. 415, plate LIV. I.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
7542-1861

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Record createdMarch 3, 2004
Record URL
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