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Plaquette

1919 (made)
Artist/Maker
Scott, Georges (artists)
Cuzin, Hilaire (medallists)
Place of origin
France (made)

This bronze plaquette was made by Georges Scott and Hilaire Cuzin in France, 1919. This plaquette commemorates reunited Alsace with France. The Treaty of Versailles which was ratified by Germany on 9 July 1919 demanded the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, an area comprising the present French départments of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, and Moselle. After the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71, Alsace Lorraine was incorporated into the German Empire, for both nationalistic and economic reasons. Between 1871 and 1914 this annexaxion inspired anti-German feeling in France, and was not conducive to good relations between the two nations after 1919.


Object details

Category
Plaques & Plaquettes
Object type
Plaquette
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze Alsace reunited. French 1919.
Physical description
Obv., a poilu embracing a femal figure in Alsatian costume. A borderpost surmounted by an oval sign with the German eagle and the inscription "Deutsches Reich" lies in the dust at their feet. In the background and officer leads an attack by infantry men. Rev., a banned is draped over an altar, together with a palm branch. The background depicts Strabourg cathedral, and at the bottom a frieze of cones.
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.5mm
  • Width: 44.5mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • "DEUTSCHES REICH," "1914 1918," "GEORGES SCOTT L'AÔUT 1919" (obv.)
  • "H. CUZIN" (rev.)
  • "BRONZE" (edge)
Subjects depicted
Poilu
Female
Eagle
Infantrymen
Banner
Altar
Palm Branch
Cathedral
Summary
This bronze plaquette was made by Georges Scott and Hilaire Cuzin in France, 1919. This plaquette commemorates reunited Alsace with France. The Treaty of Versailles which was ratified by Germany on 9 July 1919 demanded the return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, an area comprising the present French départments of Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin, and Moselle. After the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71, Alsace Lorraine was incorporated into the German Empire, for both nationalistic and economic reasons. Between 1871 and 1914 this annexaxion inspired anti-German feeling in France, and was not conducive to good relations between the two nations after 1919.
Bibliographic reference
Cullen, Lucy, Fisher, Wendy and Jopek, Norbert, 'One by One': European Commemorative Medals for the Great War 1914-1918, London : Victoria & Albert Museum, 1998 65
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.85-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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