Charles Christofle, 1805-1863, Silversmith [obverse], 1892

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Medium

silvered bronze

Dimensions

overall: 6 x 9.4 cm (2 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund

Accession Number

2004.59.11.a

Artists / Makers

Louis-Oscar Roty (sculptor) French, 1846 - 1911

Image Use

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Inscription

left panel, center right: INDVS / TRIE; center panel, upper left: SCIENCE; center panel, upper right: APPLiQVE / ET VULGARISE; center panel, across bottom: CHARLES.CHRISTOFLE.1805-1863; center panel, under chair: Roty.; right panel, upper left: ART

Provenance

(David and Constance Yates, New York); purchased 1 June 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Yates, David and Constance

Bibliography

2004: Luciano, Eleonora. "Nineteenth-Century French Medals." Bulletin / National Gallery of Art, no. 32 (Fall 2004): 23.