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Two silver discs, which show a man in profile and a scene with animals and people.

The disc on the left shows a man in profile with lots of long curling hair, a slightly hooked nose, and layered draped clothing. Behind his head are the letters “VNICA” and in front of his face the letters “SALVS”. The disc on the right shows an elaborate scene, with cityscape or palace in the background and a bridge over a river with some ships in it. In the foreground there are clusters of figures and in the foreground there is a horse which seems to grapple with another animal under it, which may be another horse.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.238
People
Attributed to Ottone Hamerani, Italian (1683 - 1756)
Title
James Stuart, "The Old Pretender," styled James III (1688-1766)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1721
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226155

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
5 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
47.91 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: 1721, reverse: QVID · GRAVIVS · CAPTA / MDCCXXI [=what is more grievous than captivity]
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter: VNICA SALVS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jonathan H. Kagan, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1996.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.238
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: James in right profile with long, curling hair and sun design on cuirass; reverse: Hanoverian horse trampling Stuart lion and unicorn while Britannia looks on, sorrowing

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 03/01/2025

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