"Large Baptism Medal In Sterling Silver, Empire, Vienna, 1811"
Large baptism medal Vienna, dated 1811Master: probably Paul Mayerhofer
On the large baptism medal there is a finely carved representation of the baptism of Jesus Christ on the visible side.
Engraving on the reverse: Joseph Scheibel Born at a quarter past three in the afternoon on April 20, 1811. By grandfather Joseph Polhaker
Stamped with the city and maker's mark. Tax stamp used between 1810 and 1824.
Diameter: 6 cm Weight: 40 gr.
Joseph Polhaker is the commissioner of the association of the first Austrian savings bank in Vienna. In 1821 he lived in prison in Vienna.
Bed. : Viktor Reitzner, Alt Wien Waltraud Neuwirth, Vienna Silver 1781 – 1866. Page 269 No. P2742-P2744
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