Galley with a View of Amsterdam; reverse: Amsterdam Town Hall

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2021.139
People: Jurriaan Pool I, Dutch (1618 - 1669)
Title: Galley with a View of Amsterdam; reverse: Amsterdam Town Hall
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1655
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/370539

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: reverse, around edge: PELAGUS QUANTOS APERIMUS IN USUS!
inscription: obverse, around edge: FUIT HAEC SAPTIENTA QUONDAM
inscription: reverse, lower center: HVUDECOPER / GRAEF / POLL / SPIEGEL COSS / ALD TVLP DRONKEL / MDCLV

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Sold [through Laurens Schulman, B.V., Harderwijk, April 8, 1992, lot 1492]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Van Loon II 399/387.2

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Gift of George Abrams
Accession Year: 2021
Object Number: 2021.139
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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