Marriage Medal, Golden Wedding
Plaquette
ca. 1905 (made)
ca. 1905 (made)
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This medal is a marriage medal for a Golden Wedding and is made by René Baudichon.
Baudichon (1878-1963) was a sculptor and medallist. The artist studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Tours, and graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The Golden Marriage commemorated on this medal was of Léon Faure Beaulieu and Marie Servant, on 22 Septembre 1922.
Baudichon (1878-1963) was a sculptor and medallist. The artist studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Tours, and graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
The Golden Marriage commemorated on this medal was of Léon Faure Beaulieu and Marie Servant, on 22 Septembre 1922.
Object details
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| Title | Marriage Medal, Golden Wedding (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Plaquette, Marriage Medal, Golden Wedding, struck bronze, by René Baudichon, French, 20th century, about 1905 |
| Physical description | Obverse: at right an elderly couple are seated under an oak tree, both look to the left where a path winds through a landscape setting to distant classical buildings. At the left foreground Baudichon depicts uncut wheat. Signed. Reverse: Naked figure of a child reaches to pick fruit from the overhanging branches of a tree. Inscribed. |
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| Object history | Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1979. |
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| Summary | This medal is a marriage medal for a Golden Wedding and is made by René Baudichon. Baudichon (1878-1963) was a sculptor and medallist. The artist studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Tours, and graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. The Golden Marriage commemorated on this medal was of Léon Faure Beaulieu and Marie Servant, on 22 Septembre 1922. |
| Bibliographic reference | Forrer, L. Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, I, London, 1904, pp. 135-136 and Vol II, p. 55 |
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| Accession number | A.15-1979 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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