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Exhibition of agriculture, industry and livestock in Batavia
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Exhibition of agriculture, industry and livestock in Batavia

Alphonse Michaux · 1893 · striking (metalworking); bronze (metal); paper; wood (plant material); satin; velvet (fabric weave)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Bronze medal. Obverse: half-naked woman sitting on a plow, which she holds with her right hand; in her left hand, an ear of corn; behind her, the head of a cow, and at her feet, stalks of corn and a coat of arms. Reverse: inscription, surrounded by leaf ornaments; accompanying dark red wooden box lined with red paper; on the edge of the top lid and inside the base, printed with gold ornaments; inside the lid lined with white satin with an inscription; inside the base lined with dark red velvet, with a round cutout left open.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTentoonstelling van landbouw, nijverheid en veeteelt te Batavia. 1893. Alphonse Michaux. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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