Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf in Vin Mariani, proprietory medicine
Plaquette
1905 (made)
1905 (made)
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This medal depicts the portrait of Angelo Mariani seated in his laboratory. Mariani was a French chemist, most well known for the invention of the first cocawine, Vin Mariani in 1863. He imported a huge amount of coca leaves, made an extract and used it for many products. Mariani's coca wine, Vin Mariani, made him famous and wealthy. This tonic wine is treated as the Coca Cola progenitor.
Oscar Roty (1846-1911) also celebrates Vin Mariani in a similar style and manner on a medal. His reverse would show a Nymph with the sick Cupid.
Oscar Roty (1846-1911) also celebrates Vin Mariani in a similar style and manner on a medal. His reverse would show a Nymph with the sick Cupid.
Object details
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| Title | Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf in Vin Mariani, proprietory medicine (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf in the Vin Mariani, proprietory medicine, struck bronze, by Louis-Eugène Mouchon, French, 20th century, 1905. |
| Physical description | Obverse: Profile, half-length portrait of Angelo Mariani, seated facing to right in his laboratory and surrounded by vessels and retorts. The bottle at the right has words inscribed. Reverse: In a landscape setting coca is being extracted by a kneeling, naked South American female from the plant into a beaker held by a European seated male, facing right. Llamas are depicted in the middle distance between the two figures. Above a mountainous range, Apollo drives his chariot through the clouds. Inscribed. |
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| Object history | Given by Henry Marshall, in 1976. Historical significance: Oscar Roty (1846-1911) also celebrates Vin Mariani in a similar style and manner on a medal. His reverse would show a Nymph with the sick Cupid. |
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| Summary | This medal depicts the portrait of Angelo Mariani seated in his laboratory. Mariani was a French chemist, most well known for the invention of the first cocawine, Vin Mariani in 1863. He imported a huge amount of coca leaves, made an extract and used it for many products. Mariani's coca wine, Vin Mariani, made him famous and wealthy. This tonic wine is treated as the Coca Cola progenitor. Oscar Roty (1846-1911) also celebrates Vin Mariani in a similar style and manner on a medal. His reverse would show a Nymph with the sick Cupid. |
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| Accession number | A.8-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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