Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1923.427)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1921
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1923.427: Medal, 1921. Èmile Séraphin Vernier (French, 1852–1927). Bronze; diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). Inscribed: obverse - "Offensive Brittanique 1917"; signed: "S.
E. Vernier, 1921." reverse - "Vimy, Arras, Ypres, Marechal Sir Douglas Haig, Generaux Sir Henry Horne, Sir Herbert Plumer, Sir Julian Byng, Sir Hubert Gough.". Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- obverse - "Offensive Brittanique 1917"; signed: "S. E. Vernier, 1921." reverse - "Vimy, Arras, Ypres, Marechal Sir Douglas Haig, Generaux Sir Henry Horne, Sir Herbert Plumer, Sir Julian Byng, Sir Hubert Gough."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1921
- Culture period
- France, early 20th century
- Maker recorded
- Èmile Séraphin Vernier (French, 1852–1927)
- Museum attribution
- Èmile Séraphin Vernier (French, 1852–1927)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1923.427
- Museum classification
- Metalwork
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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