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    Artist

  • Kowarzik, Joseph, 1860-1911

    • Title

  • Nathan M. Oppenheim Medal

  • Physical Description

    1 medal : copper, gold plated(?) ; 2.4" x 2.4" ; 6 x 6 cm

  • Date

    [1898?]

  • Summary

    A medal in honor of Moritz N. Oppenheim's 50th birthday on Sep. 15, 1898.

    Recto: Portrait of Moritz N. Oppenheim's father Nathan M. Oppenheim, with his name at the top and his dates over his shoulder on the left (1810-1891). A city's skyline is over his shoulder on the right.

    Verso: Moritz Nathan Oppenheim seated at his desk, facing his wife Katharina and their son Paul. "Wir gratuliren, z.15. Sept" near upper left edge, and the name "M. N. Oppenheim 1848-98."

  • Depicted

    Oppenheim family.; Oppenheim, Nathan Marcus; Oppenheim, Moritz N., 1848-1933

  • Subject

    Families; Jewelers; Medals; Nineteenth century

  • Genre

    Commemorative medals

  • Medium

    Objects

  • Part Of

    Paul Oppenheim Family Collection,, AR 2833

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Biographical/Historical Information

Nathan Marcus Oppenheim founded the prestigious jewelry business ‘Nathan Marcus Oppenheim Nachf.’ in 1832. His son Moritz N. Oppenheim, born on Sep. 15, 1848, and married to Katharina Oppenheim, née Edle von Kuffner was the company’s co-owner.

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Citation

Kowarzik, Joseph: Nathan M. Oppenheim Medal, Leo Baeck Institute, 61.197.