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bronze plaque, Germany friendship plaque

human history
  • Description

    oval cast bronze commemorative plaque for University of Auckland. To commemorate scientific and cultural links between NZ and Germany

    The text reads:

    "1778 - 1978 This commemorates scientific and cultural links between Germany and New Zealand which began in the year 1778 with the publication in Berlin of Georg Forster’s “Reise um die Welt” and included the work of Ernst Dieffenbach ·1811-1855· Julius Von Haast · 1822-1887· Ferdinand Von Hochstetter ·1829 – 1884· and Karl Wolfskehl ·1869 -1948·

    ·Seele des Menschen· Wie gleichst du dem Wasser · Schicksal des Menschen · Wie gleichst du dem Wind· ·Goethe·"

    The German part is from a famous poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and translates to something like "Soul of man, how are you like the water! Fate of man, how are you like the wind!"

    Above the text is a ocean scene with a ship in the centre and a sun on its right and moon on its left proper and two dolphins either side of them at the edge.

  • Place
    Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    2019.43.4
  • Accession Date
    23 Jul 2019
  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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Images

  • bronze plaque, Germany friendship plaque, 2019.43.4, digital, 05 Aug 2019, All Rights Reserved
  • bronze plaque, Germany friendship plaque, 2019.43.4, digital, 05 Aug 2019, All Rights Reserved
  • bronze plaque, Germany friendship plaque, 2019.43.4, digital, 05 Aug 2019, All Rights Reserved

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 2019.43.4
  • Primary Maker

     Professor Paul Beadle (Medallist)

  • Place
    Auckland City/Auckland/New Zealand
  • Date
    1978
  • Signature/marks

    PB

    1778 - 1978 // THIS COMMEMORATES SCIENTIFIC AND // CULTURAL LINKS BETWEEN GERMANY AND // NEW ZEALAND WHICH BEGAN IN THE YEAR 1778 // WITH THE PUBLICATION IN BERLIN OF GEORG FORSTER’S //“REISE UM DIE WELT” AND INCLUDED THE WORK OF // ERNST DIEFFENBACH ·1811-1855· JULIUS VON HAAST // · 1822-1887· FERDINAND VON HOCHSTETTER //·1829 – 1884· AND KARL WOLF SKEHL ·1869 -1948· //

    ·SEELE DES MENSCHEN· // WIE GLEICHST DU DEM WASSER //· SCHICKSAL DES MENSCHEN ·// WIE GLEICHST DU DEM WIND·// ·GOETHE·

    PB

  • Media

    bronze/copper alloy/nonferrous metal/metal/inorganic material

  • Measurement Reading

    258mm

    310mm

    20mm

  • Classification

    Plaque, Commemorative

    Commemorative

    Memorabilia

    08 Communication Artifacts

  • Last Update
    09 Sep 2019
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