Plaquette
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This electrotype plaquette of silvered copper depicts a seated woman seated tending cattle, which are seen in a landscape to the right above is the inscription, JVVENCAS. ANIMVMQUE PASCENS (Feeding the cattle and the mind). This medal is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silvered copper |
| Brief description | Plaquette, silvered copper, woman tending cattle, Louis Oscar Roty, 19th century. |
| Physical description | Electrotype Plaque of silvered Copper, with a woman seated tending cattle, which are seen in a landscape to the right; above is the inscription, JVVENCAS. ANIMVMQUE PASCENS. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | JVVENCAS. ANIMVMQUE PASCENS.
Feeding the cattle and the mind. |
| Object history | Bought with Nos 659-1894 to 684-1894 for £159. 4s. 1d. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This electrotype plaquette of silvered copper depicts a seated woman seated tending cattle, which are seen in a landscape to the right above is the inscription, JVVENCAS. ANIMVMQUE PASCENS (Feeding the cattle and the mind). This medal is the work of Louis Oscar Roty, the leading French medallist of the late nineteenth century. |
| Bibliographic reference | 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. 99 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 676-1894 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2009 |
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