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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.669
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Exposition Maritime Internationale
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medal
Date
1868
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179284

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze?
Dimensions
2.4 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (15/16 x 1/16 in.)
4.96 g
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: [in portrait medallions:] NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR; EUGENIE IMPERATRICE; NAPOLEON PRINCE IMP L.
  • inscription: reverse: EXPOSITION MARITIME INTERNATIONALE DU HAVRE 1868

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.669
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: three oval portraits: Napoleon III, Empress Eugenie, Napoleon; reverse: shield with crown above, trident and caduceus? behind, anchor below; animal [dragon?] and three fleurs de lys on shield.

Verification Level

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