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Obverse side of a medal

Medal
1886 (made)
Artist/Maker
Roty, Oscar (maker)
Place of origin
France (made)

This is the obverse side of medal in cast bronze. It shows Michel Eugène Chevreul as an old man, to the right with the legend:- MICHEL EVGENE CHEVREVL MEMBRE DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. Chevreul was a French chemist credited with the discovery of margarine. The reverse of this medal is No. 660-1894.

Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleObverse side of a medal
Materials and techniques
Cast bronze
Bronze
Cast
Brief description
Medal, cast bronze, French 19th century, Michel Eugène Chevreul.
Physical description
Obverse of Medal, cast bronze; portrait bust to right of Michel Eugène Chevreul as an old man, with the legend:- MICHEL EVGENE CHEVREVL MEMBRE DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. The reverse of this medal is No. 660-1894.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 3.875in
Object history
Bought together with 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d.
Subject depicted
Chevreul, Michel Eugène
Summary
This is the obverse side of medal in cast bronze. It shows Michel Eugène Chevreul as an old man, to the right with the legend:- MICHEL EVGENE CHEVREVL MEMBRE DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. Chevreul was a French chemist credited with the discovery of margarine. The reverse of this medal is No. 660-1894.
Associated object
660-1894
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1894. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1895. pp. 96
  • Studio. Vol. VII. 1896.
  • Mazerolle, F. L-O Roty. Biographie et Catalogue de son oeuvre. 1897.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
659-1894

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Record createdJanuary 12, 2009
Record URL
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