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Medal

Medal
1867 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This silver medal from the Universal Exhibition of 1867 depicts Emperor Napoleon III and a winged female figure flying above the world holding a plan.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Medal
  • Medal
TitleMedal
Materials and techniques
Silver
Brief description
Medal of the 1867 International Exhibition in Paris, struck silver, by Hubert Ponscarme, French, 19th century, 1867.
Physical description
Medal, silver, struck from a die. Obv.: NAPOLEON III EMPEREUR. Laureated bust to left. Rev.: EXPOSITION. UNIVERSELLE. DE. 1867. A. PARIS. COMMISSION. IMPÉRIALE. A winged female figure flying above the world holding a plan.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 1.4375in
Object history
Transferred from Stores Division.
Subject depicted
Summary
This silver medal from the Universal Exhibition of 1867 depicts Emperor Napoleon III and a winged female figure flying above the world holding a plan.
Bibliographic reference
List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1899. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1903. pp.91
Collection
Accession number
541&A-1899

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Record createdMarch 9, 2009
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