Details
| Artist | French |
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| Title |
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| Date | 1885 |
| Medium | bronze |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 2 7/8 in. 7.3 cm |
| Credit Line | City of Detroit Purchase |
| Accession Number | 22.186 |
| Department | European Sculpture and Dec Arts |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed at left of exergue line on obverse and at upper right of exergue on reverse: A. PATEY. |
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| Inscriptions | Obverse: SIC. ITVR. AD .ASTRA. around top. In exergue: .BALLOONS. DIRIGEABLES. / EXPERIENCES.A.L'ETABLISSEMENT / .DE.CHALAIS.MEVDON. / 1885. Reverse: .LABOR. IMPROBVS. OMNIA. VIN CIT. |
Provenance
Purchased at the Paris Mint, Paris
Published References
R.P. "French Medals Acquired" Bulletin of the DIA, vol. 4, no. 8, 1923, pp. 67-68, p. 67 (ill)
