Bracelet with award medal ”TESSERA MEMORIAE” with a profile of Queen Josephine of Sweden

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DatesMade: Made 1861

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Dimensionsl x w: Mått 20 x 3,7 cm

Inventory numberNMK 41/2017

AcqusitionPurchase 2017 Ulla and Gunnar Trygg Fund

Other titlesTitle (sv): Armband med monterad medalj med motiv av drottning Josefina Title (en): Bracelet with award medal ”TESSERA MEMORIAE” with a profile of Queen Josephine of Sweden Label (sv): Armband med belöningsmedalj ”TESSERA MEMORIAE”, samt profil av stiftaren drottning Josefina

DescriptionDescription: This bracelet was probably ordered in France by a female recipient of the queen’s medal Tessera Memoriae (Memory’s Treasure-House), depicting Queen Josefina of Sweden and Norway. The Tessera Memoriae medal was established in 1855. It was awarded in either gold or silver. The engraver was Pehr Henrik Lundgren, son of Sweden’s coin and medal engraver Ludvig Persson Lundgren (1789–1853). He succeeded his father but died of cholera two years later, and was in turn succeeded by his sister, Lea Ahlborn (1826–1897), who thus became Sweden’s first female government employee. The bracelet with French export marks.

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MaterialSilver (Metal), Gold (Metal)

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