Model for medal of Christopher Tetzel
WB.256
1500–1573 •
Honestone •
medallion
Curator's Description
Circular medallion; hone-stone; model for obverse of medal, carved with three-quarters bust of Christoph Tetzel at the age of 54; dressed in close cap and flat hat; wide fur collar to mantle; beard in two points; frame with label; inscribed.
This object was collected and bequeathed to the British Museum by Ferdinand Anselm Rothschild.
Made In!
Germany
German
Maker
Hans Bolsterer
Signed: ‘H. B.’ (Hans Bolsterer)
What is it?
Made Of
Techniques
Subjects
How big is it?
5.8 cm wide, 6.6 cm high, 0.9 cm deep, and it weighs 21g
Detailed Curatorial Notes
Provenance: None is recorded.
Commentary: There are several other examples of medals depicting Cristoff Tetzel including V&A 98-1867, 136-1867 and 137-1867.
Bibliography
- Charles Hercules Read, 'The Waddesdon Bequest: Catalogue of the Works of Art bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898', London, 1902, no. 256
- O.M. Dalton, 'The Waddesdon Bequest', 2nd edn (rev), British Museum, London, 1927, no.256
- Georg Habich, Die Deutschen Schaumünzen des XVI Jahrhunderts, F Bruckmann, 1929-1935, Vol I, I no.295, fig. 61.
- Read 1902: Read, Charles Hercules, The Waddesdon Bequest. Catalogue of the Works of Art Bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild, M.P., 1898, London, BMP, 1902
- Dalton 1927: Dalton, Ormonde Maddock, The Waddesdon Bequest : jewels, plate, and other works of art bequeathed by Baron Ferdinand Rothschild., London, BMP, 1927
- Habich: Habich