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Wedding of Hendrik Tigges and Magdalena Anna Poursoy
Martinus Holtzhey, 1802
In the past, important events were graced with a medal, especially in well-to-do families. The occasion for this was usually a birth, wedding, or death. These medals not only remained in the family as a memento, but were also given to the guests at the baptism, wedding party, or funeral. Sometimes they were purely private in character, such as the gold medal a grandfather gave to his grandson.
- Artwork typemarriage medal, familiepenning
- Object numberNG-VG-1-3114
- Dimensionsdiameter 5.5 cm x weight 56.73 g