Not on display

Medallion

1645 (made)

Painted glass. Painted by Hans Jakob Dunz of Berne (1595-1649). Swiss; dated 1645. Painted in enamel colours with figures of a man and his wife in dress of the period standing with a shield in front of them on a platform; the man holds a musket and rest, the woman a goblet in her right hand, a pair of glovers in her left. The names "Hans Zurcher und Cattrina Zifrell" are inscribed round the figures.

Object details

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Brief description
Painted glass. Painted by Hans Jakob Dunz of Berne (1595-1649). Swiss; dated 1645. Painted in enamel colours with figures of a man and his wife in dress of the period standing with a shield in front of them on a platform; the man holds a musket and rest, the woman a goblet in her right hand, a pair of glovers in her left. The names "Hans Zurcher und Cattrina Zifrell" are inscribed round the figures.
Credit line
Bequeathed by the late T. Anstey Guthrie (through Dr Eric G Millar, British Museum)
Collection
Accession number
C.119-1934

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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