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Medal

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is the obverse of a bronze medal which was struck from a die, and silvered. It shows two draped females, symbolizing America and France, accompanied by a nude winged figure emblematical of Liberty, seated in a boat; in the distance are boats and a representation of the Statue of Liberty by Auguste Bartholdi, in New York Harbour. This medal is the work of Oscar Louis Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Bronze electrotype
Brief description
Medal, obv, silvered bronze electrotype, Statue of Liberty, 19th century, Roty.
Physical description
Obverse of Medal of bronze, electrotype, and silvered; two draped females, symbolizing America and France, accompanied by a nude winged figure emblematical of Liberty, are seated in a boat; in the distance are vessels on the sea and a representation of the colossal staue of Liberty by Auguste Bartholdi, in New York Harbour. The legend reads:- VNION. FRANCO. AMERICAINE. STATVE. COLOSSALE. DE. LA. LIBERTÉ. ECLAIRANT. LE. MONDE. 28 OCTOBRE M.D.CCC.LXXXVI. The reverse of this medal is No. 678-1894.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 2.6875in
Object history
Bought with Nos. 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is the obverse of a bronze medal which was struck from a die, and silvered. It shows two draped females, symbolizing America and France, accompanied by a nude winged figure emblematical of Liberty, seated in a boat; in the distance are boats and a representation of the Statue of Liberty by Auguste Bartholdi, in New York Harbour. This medal is the work of Oscar Louis Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century.
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. 99
Collection
Accession number
677-1894

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2009
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