Louis Oscar Roty's parents
Plaquette
1886 (made)
1886 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This silver plaque depicts a female figure in classical costume seated in an arm-chair before a table. She is turning to look out of a window on the left through which the buildings of Paris are seen. Behind the chair there are three books, one of which bears the words 'PREFECTVRE POLICE' at the bottom is the legend REGARDE. ECOVTE. VEILLE. The arms of the city of Paris appear in the right hand upper corner.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Louis Oscar Roty's parents (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, cast |
| Brief description | Plaquette, prefecture de police, Paris |
| Physical description | Plaque of silver, struck with a die, with a female figure in classical costume seated in an arm-chair before a table; she is turning to look out of a window on the left, through which the buildings of Paris are seen. Behind the chair are three books, one of which bears the words PREFECTVRE POLICE, at the bottom is the legend REGARDE. ECOVTE. VEILLE. In the right-hand corner are the arms of the city of Paris. Signed 'O. Roty'. |
| Object history | Bought together with nos 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This silver plaque depicts a female figure in classical costume seated in an arm-chair before a table. She is turning to look out of a window on the left through which the buildings of Paris are seen. Behind the chair there are three books, one of which bears the words 'PREFECTVRE POLICE' at the bottom is the legend REGARDE. ECOVTE. VEILLE. The arms of the city of Paris appear in the right hand upper corner. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1894. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. pp. 100. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 681-1894 |
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| Record created | May 4, 2005 |
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