Emilie, Margravine of Brandenburg

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

This obverse only bronze medal depicts Emilie of Brandenburg (1516-1591) and is attributed to Christoph Weiditz (ca. 1500-1559). The medal was formerly attributed by Habich to the Master of the Simon Pistorius medal.

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 Coins & Medals Portraits SCRAN
Object type	Medal
Title	Emilie, Margravine of Brandenburg (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Bronze Bronze
Brief description	Medal, bronze, Emilie, Margravine of Brandenburg, by Christoph Weiditz, Germany, dated 1540
Physical description	Copper 88.6%, tin 6.2%. Lead was also present. Obverse only.
Dimensions	Diameter: 34mm Weight: 8.6g
Object history	Bought in 1861 for 9s.
Subject depicted	Bust
Summary	This obverse only bronze medal depicts Emilie of Brandenburg (1516-1591) and is attributed to Christoph Weiditz (ca. 1500-1559). The medal was formerly attributed by Habich to the Master of the Simon Pistorius medal.
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. 23
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	7458-1861

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Record created	March 3, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O96192/emilie-margravine-of-brandenburg-medal-weiditz-christoph/

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