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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(?)

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