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International Exhibition Paris 1878 - Arts Agriculture and Industry

Medal
1878 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal was struck on the occasion of the International Exhibition in Paris in 1878 and is made by Eugène André Oudiné in 1878.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInternational Exhibition Paris 1878 - Arts Agriculture and Industry (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
International Exhibition Paris 1878 - Arts Agriculture and Industry, struck bronze, by Eugène André Oudiné, French, 19th century, 1878.
Physical description
Obverse: standing figures in front of the expo entrance.
Reverse: two putti supporting plan of exhibition buildings. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PLANS DES BATIMENTS DE L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DU CHAMP DE MARS ET DU TROCADERO' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1980.
Subject depicted
Summary
This medal was struck on the occasion of the International Exhibition in Paris in 1878 and is made by Eugène André Oudiné in 1878.
Collection
Accession number
A.6-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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