Duits liefdespenninkje

Duits liefdespenninkje

Unknown artist

Details

Dimensions
diameter 1.6 cm x height 2 cm x weight 1.08
Origin
Germany
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

6 tags

Subject Matter

  • Love Both · 96%

    The catalog title identifies the object as a German love token, and its reverse carries an inscription referring to love, happiness, and life.

  • Text Visual · 99%

    The reverse is dominated by several lines of raised German lettering within a dotted circular border.

Medium and Techniques

  • Relief Visual · 90%

    Both faces contain raised and recessed imagery or lettering in the shallow circular format of a medal.

Time Periods

  • 19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum dates the object to circa 1800–1850, placing it within nineteenth-century art.

Geographic Regions

  • German Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog records Germany as the place of origin.

Materials

  • Metal Visual · 88%

    The object has a reflective, darkened metallic appearance, including a circular body and integral suspension loop; the precise metal is not documented in the supplied metadata.

Source & rights

Unknown artist. Duits liefdespenninkje. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.