Merci
Plaquette
ca. 1915-1920 (made)
ca. 1915-1920 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze plaquette was made by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon in France, in about 1915-1520. The image of this plaquette is taken from a widely-circulated drawing by L. Sabattier. The derivative nature of the work, which is unusual for Morlon, escaped the attention of the donor, Lieutenant Colonel Whitwell, who considered it to be 'very fine and very French' and one of the best medals he gave to the museum.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Merci |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | 'Merci', struck bronze, by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon, French, 20th century, about 1915-1920. |
| Physical description | Obv., a veiled female figure, symbolising France, standing at the right embraces a French soldier, who wears a steel helmet and holds a rifle downwards in his right hand. Rev., Blank with a band of laurel leaves on three sides. Edge has the incuse cornucopia of Paris Mint mark and BRONZE. |
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| Summary | This bronze plaquette was made by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon in France, in about 1915-1520. The image of this plaquette is taken from a widely-circulated drawing by L. Sabattier. The derivative nature of the work, which is unusual for Morlon, escaped the attention of the donor, Lieutenant Colonel Whitwell, who considered it to be 'very fine and very French' and one of the best medals he gave to the museum. |
| 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
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.78-1920 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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