Medal
ca. 1855 (made)
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Medal depicts on the obverse the heads of the Emperor and Empress of the French, Napoleon III and Eugenie. On the reverse is a view of the galleries of the Palace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, busts of Napoleon and Empress, medal of the Paris Exhibition of 1855, struck bronze, France, ca. 1855 |
| Physical description | Medal depicts on the obverse the heads of the Emperor and Empress of the French, Napoleon III and Eugenie. On the reverse is a view of the galleries of the Palace. |
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| Object history | Medal of the Paris Exhibition of 1855. Bought. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1856. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 37 |
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| Accession number | 6503-1856 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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