Agents de Change de Paris | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.66.9
People: Louis Oscar Roty, French (Paris 1846 - 1911 Paris)
Title: Agents de Change de Paris
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1898
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France, Paris
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147093

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

5.1 cm diam. (2 in.)
66.01 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l. on obv. "Roty"
stamp: on outside edge: ARGENT
inscription: obverse, around perimeter: AGENTS DE CHANGE DE PARIS
inscription: reverse, around perimeter: ET · SERVAT · ET · AVGET
inscription: reverse, incised: [at center:] 1572 1898; [below image:] Mr CHAUVET

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David N. Silich, Gift to Harvard University Art Museum, 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: 2002.66.9
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Classical seated female holding a torch, Cupid emptying a cornucopia into a box on her lap; classical temple in background; Reverse: Scene of Ile de la Cité, Paris with bridges; above branches with serpent and mirror(?)

Verification Level

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