Medal
19th century (made)
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This is the reverse of bronze medal. It shows two female figures in classical costume standing beside an oak tree, at the foot of which is a shield with the date 1872; beneath them is a sword wreathed with an oak branch, and a book inscribed with the word SCIENTIA. In the distance is a landscape with a river and factory buildings and above is the legend CONCORDIA ET LABORE. It was struck from a die and silvered. This medal is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze electrotype |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze electrotype, female figures, oak tree. Roty. |
| Physical description | Reverse of medal, bronze, electrotype, and silvered; two female figures in classical costume standing beside an oak tree, at the foot of which is a shield with the date 1872; beneath them is a sword wreathed with an oak branch, and a book inscribes with the word SCIENTIA. In the distance is a landscape with a river and factory buildings and above is the legend CONCORDIA ET LABORE. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | SCIENTIA, CONCORDIA ET LABORE |
| Object history | Bought with Nos 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This is the reverse of bronze medal. It shows two female figures in classical costume standing beside an oak tree, at the foot of which is a shield with the date 1872; beneath them is a sword wreathed with an oak branch, and a book inscribed with the word SCIENTIA. In the distance is a landscape with a river and factory buildings and above is the legend CONCORDIA ET LABORE. It was struck from a die and silvered. This medal is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century. |
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| 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 | 678-1894 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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