medal

Object NamePrize Medal

Made FromWood, plaster, glass

Date1889

Place MadeFrance

TechniqueCast bronze, machine-made frame, hand-assembled

SizeFrame H: 42.1 cm, W: 50 cm

Accession Number76.7.1

Credit LineGift of Eleanor Varrelman

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionBrown, gold; wood, plaster, glass; cast bronze, machine made frame, hand-assembled. Oval gesso frame with a cover glass, enclosing a backing inscribed "THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UNITED STATES/LOUIS HEIDT/BROOKLYN" and "PARIS 1889/ EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE". Between the inscriptions are two gilded medals showing classical figures, one with "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1889" and the other with "REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE/LOUIS HEIDT" with a crown and gilded shield showing a ship in between. Both medals signed "LOUIS DOTTEE" on lower rim.
Provenance

Former Collection Eleanor Varrelman - 1976-02-27