Silver medal commemorating recovery after variolation
- artist:
- Anton Wideman
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Circular silver medal, commemorated the use of variolation against smallpox and recovery of Archdukes Ferdinand and Maximilian and Maria Theresa's grand-daughter, depicts Empress Maria Theresa and Joseph II, designed by A. Wideman, Austrian, 1768
The inscription on this medal translates as 'Ferdinand Maximilian and his granddaughter Theresia, Archdukes of Austria, restored after being inoculated with smallpox on September 29,
1768'
Details
- Category:
- Wellcome Medals
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A678728
- Materials:
- silver
- Measurements:
-
thickness: 2 mm,
diameter: 40 mm,
- type:
- commemorative medal
