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Badge

ca. 1895 (made)
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Place of origin

A silver badge in the centre of which there is an enamelled shield of arms, supported on one side by a nude man holding a paddle, and on the other by a nude woman with her foot on an urn, from which water is flowing. Behind the former is an oak branch, and about the latter an olive branch, both of which are bound to a standard passing behing the shield and commemorated by a laurel wreath, and a cartouch having the letters R F on a blue enamel ground. A scroll at the bottom bears the following legend CONSEIL GENERAL DU RHONE.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, parcel gilt
Brief description
Badge, Conseil général du Rhône, silver, parcel-gilt and enamelled, by Louise-Alexandre Bottée, French, 19th century, about 1895.
Physical description
Badge, silver, parcel-gilt; in the centre is an enamelled shield of arms, supported on one side by a nude man holding a paddle, and on the other by a nude woman with her foot on an urn, from which water is flowing. Behind the former is an oak branch, and about the latter an olive branch, both of which are bound to a standard passing behing the shield and commemorated by a laurel wreath, and a cartouch having the letters R F on a blue enamel ground. A scroll at the bottom bears the following legend CONSEIL GENERAL DU RHONE.
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.4375in
  • Width: 1.5625in
Object history
Bought £2 15s 8d.
Subjects depicted
Summary
A silver badge in the centre of which there is an enamelled shield of arms, supported on one side by a nude man holding a paddle, and on the other by a nude woman with her foot on an urn, from which water is flowing. Behind the former is an oak branch, and about the latter an olive branch, both of which are bound to a standard passing behing the shield and commemorated by a laurel wreath, and a cartouch having the letters R F on a blue enamel ground. A scroll at the bottom bears the following legend CONSEIL GENERAL DU RHONE.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1896. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1900. pp.33
Collection
Accession number
199-1896

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2009
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