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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.66.6
People
F. Bordes, American (19th century)
Title
Republica Argentina
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1866
Places
Creation Place: South America, Argentina
Culture
Argentinian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147189

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper?
Dimensions
5.7 cm diam. (2 1/4 in.)
100.3 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: bottom centre of obv. "BORDES PERE F."
  • inscription: obverse, around perimeter: REPUBLICA ARGENTINA / EN UNION Y LIBERTAD
  • inscription: reverse: [around perimeter:] GOBERNADOR D. MARIANO SAAVEDRA / AN. MDCCCLXVI; [at center:] LA PROVINCIA / DE BUENOS-AIRES / CON SUS RECURSOS PROPIOS / TERMINO LA SECCION DEL / FERRO-CARRIL DEL OESTE / DE LA CIUDAD DE BUENOS-AIRES / A CHIVILCOY / 160 KILOMETROS

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museum, 5.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.66.6
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: female figure wearing wreath and breast plate with mask, cloak over p.l. shoulder, holding spear in p.l. hand; her p.r. hand rests on an oval shield depicting clasped hands holding a tool; steam engine in background to right; fruit at bottom right; wheat sheaves, farming implements and tools (scythe, rake, shovel, pick axe pliers and grille) to left ; fourteen stars around top half

Verification Level

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