Cinquantenaire de la Société d'Archeologie Lorraine

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.66.7
People: Ernest Bussière, French (died 1937)
Title: Cinquantenaire de la Société d'Archeologie Lorraine
Classification: Plaques
Work Type: plaque
Date: 1898
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France, Lorraine
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147092

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

242.45 g, 11.7 x 8.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: in script at lower left, "E. Bussière"
inscription: below image and centre left, cast: CINQUANTENAIRE DE LA SOCIETE/ D'ARCHEOLOGIE LORRAINE (below image); 1848/ ~ / 1898 (to left)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museums, 5.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.66.7
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions: The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Descriptions

Description: Rectangular relief plaque showing torso of a seated woman, her hair in a chignon, in a gothic interior, her chin resting in her left hand; her outstretched right hand holds a globe on a stand which is accompanied by a statue of a cupid on a stand, a relief plaque (gravestone?) of a tulip(?) behind, an rolled scroll and seal to the right, and rosary beads(?) below

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Your Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums