Geneviève Andrée Otten

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Artist/Maker	Lechevrel, Alphonse Eugène (maker)
Place of origin	France (made)

This silvered copper plaquette depicts GENEVIEVE ANDRÉE OTTEN M. D. CCC. XC. VIII to the right in a medallion. It is signed with the name and mongram of A. Lechevrel and was executed by the electro-deposit process.

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Category	Plaques & Plaquettes
Object type	Plaquette
Title	Geneviève Andrée Otten
Materials and techniques	Silvered copper Copper Silvered
Brief description	Geneviève Andrée Otten, silvered copper, by Alphonse Lechevrel, French, 19th century, 1898.
Physical description	Plaquette, silvered copper, executed by the electro-deposit process. GENEVIEVE ANDRÉE OTTEN M. D. CCC. XC. VIII. Bust to right in a medallion. SIgned with the name and mongram of A. Lechevrel.
Dimensions	Height: 2in Width: 1.4375in
Marks and inscriptions	GENEVIEVE ANDRÉE OTTEN M. D. CCC. XC. VIII.
Object history	Bought for £1. 11s. 3d.
Summary	This silvered copper plaquette depicts GENEVIEVE ANDRÉE OTTEN M. D. CCC. XC. VIII to the right in a medallion. It is signed with the name and mongram of A. Lechevrel and was executed by the electro-deposit process.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1900. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office. Wyman and Sons. 1903. pp.128 Vandenbrouck-Przybylski, Melanie, ' 'These should without delay be represented in our museum' Nineteenth- and twentieth-century French medals at the V&A', The Medal, No.61, Autumn 2012, pp.21-37, fig.7
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	837-1900

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Record created	May 11, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O230866/geneviève-andrée-otten-plaquette-lechevrel-alphonse-eugène/

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