Musées Nationaux | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.66.19
People: Ovide Yencesse, French (Dijon 1869 - 1947)
Title: Musées Nationaux
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1910
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147255

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

170.67 g, 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: "Ovide Yencess" incised on right; verso "O. Yencesse" below plaque

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: 2002.66.19
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Classical female draped figure with arm outstretched and holding a 2-handled cup in the other with temple in background and amphoras and jars to left and small gothic(?) building; "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE/ MUSEES NATIONAUX"
Reverse: Around border in caps: "AUX GENEREUX DONATEURS LA REPUBLIQUE RECONNAISSANTE"; olive (?) branches forming a diamond surrounding a raised plaque incscribed, "EXEMPLAIRE/DE COLLECTION' in centre

Verification Level

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