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Two silver discs showing a man holding a sword and shield and an elaborate classical design.

Both discs have a lettered border. The disc on the left is an elaborate depiction of a man with a short beard and receding hairline, he holds a sword and a small shield and seems slightly hunched. The disc on the right shows an elaborate design which may be a shield, with something that seems like a bouquet coming from it. The shield-like object has several sections with different designs, and two small crossed curved swords at the center. Rising up from this are decorative acanthus and plant designs.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.1168
People
Hans Reinhart the Elder, German (Wittenberg c. 1510 - 1581 Leipzig)
Title
Johann Friedrich I (1503-1554)
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1535
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/226416

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
6.4 cm diam. x 0.4 cm depth (2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
50.19 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter: IOANNS · FRIDERICVS · ELECTOR · DVX · SAXONIE · FIERI · FECIT · ETATIS · SVAE · 52
  • inscription: 1535, reverse, around perimeter: SPES · MEA · IN · DEO · EST · ANNO · NOSTRI · SALVATORIS · MDXXXV

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jonathan H. Kagan, New York, NY, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.1168
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Johann Friedrich three-quarters right, in fur robe, with sword and shield; reverse: elaborate coat of arms with stag, crossed swords, etc.

Exhibition History

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

Verification Level

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