Heinrich Ribisch (1485–1544), Georg Hermann (1491–1552), and Konrad Maier (1493–1565)
Loan
Matthes Gebel
(German, ca. 1500–1574)
Date1531
MediumSilver, cast
DimensionsDiam.: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.599
CommentaryRibisch, Hermann, and Maier were business partners in the service of the Fuggers, a leading banking family in Augsburg. Hermann, related to the Fuggers by marriage, was a medal enthusiast and the likely commissioner of this "friendship medal."
Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.
Loan
Matthes Gebel
dated 1535
Matthes Gebel
probably 1532