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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.66.19
People
Ovide Yencesse, French (Dijon 1869 - 1947)
Title
Musées Nationaux
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1910
Places
Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147255

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
170.67 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: "Ovide Yencess" incised on right; verso "O. Yencesse" below plaque

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
2002.66.19
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Classical female draped figure with arm outstretched and holding a 2-handled cup in the other with temple in background and amphoras and jars to left and small gothic(?) building; "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE/ MUSEES NATIONAUX"
Reverse: Around border in caps: "AUX GENEREUX DONATEURS LA REPUBLIQUE RECONNAISSANTE"; olive (?) branches forming a diamond surrounding a raised plaque incscribed, "EXEMPLAIRE/DE COLLECTION' in centre

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