Constant de Silvecane
Medal
1647 (made), 1647 (dated)
1647 (made), 1647 (dated)
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This uniface silver portrait medal depicts the Constant de Silvecane, who was the President of the Cour des Monnaies in Lyon, and President of Parlement. It is made by Claude Warin in France in ca. 1647. The reverse of the medal shows design in incuse in perfect detail.
Object details
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| Title | Constant de Silvecane (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Struck silver medal, background stippled, reverse incuse. |
| Brief description | Medal, silver, uniface, portrait of Constant de Silvecane, by Claude Warin, France, dated 1647 |
| Physical description | Uniface, circular, medal - of Constant de Silvecane, signed and dated 1647 below the truncation. The reverse shows design in incuse in perfect detail. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C. WARIN 1647' (Maker's identification; below truncation; cast; silver) |
| Object history | Gift of the Parnassus Foundation, 2002. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This uniface silver portrait medal depicts the Constant de Silvecane, who was the President of the Cour des Monnaies in Lyon, and President of Parlement. It is made by Claude Warin in France in ca. 1647. The reverse of the medal shows design in incuse in perfect detail. |
| Bibliographic reference | Williamson, Paul, ‘Recent Acquisitions (2000-06) of sculpture at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London’, in: The Burlington Magazine, CXLVIII, December, 2006, p. 891, fig IX |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.12-2002 |
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| Record created | March 24, 2003 |
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