Plaquette
early 20th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze plaquette was made by Lissy Echart in Germany, in the beginning of the 20th century. The simplicity of the composition and the almost expressionist formula of the figures gives a certain timelessness of the funeral depicted here. The nationalistic tone to be seen in other German first World War medals is absent here, and instead the scene concentrates on the grievance of the bereaved and the dignity of the funeral.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Plaquette, funeral of a hero; Bronze German early 20th century, Lissy Eckart. |
| Physical description | The rectangular relief depicts three figures carrying a corpse on a bier. In front, three other figures carry lighted torches. Behind, the widow follows carrying a baby, and a young girl with her arms crossed over her chest. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "L. E." (obv.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze plaquette was made by Lissy Echart in Germany, in the beginning of the 20th century. The simplicity of the composition and the almost expressionist formula of the figures gives a certain timelessness of the funeral depicted here. The nationalistic tone to be seen in other German first World War medals is absent here, and instead the scene concentrates on the grievance of the bereaved and the dignity of the funeral. |
| 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.140-1920 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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