Medal: Lafayette (Cleveland Museum of Art 1940.1229)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1911
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1940.1229: Medal: Lafayette , 1911. Jules Edouard Roiné (French, 1857–1916). Bronze; overall: 7.8 x 7.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.). Inscribed: below: "MARIE JOSEPH PAUL/ YVES. ROCHE. GILBERT. DVMOTIER/ MARQVIS DE LAFAYETTE/ MAJOR GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF/ THE VNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ AND NOBLEST PATRIOT OF THE/ FRENCH REVOLVTION.". 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.8 x 7.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 7.8 x 7.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- below: "MARIE JOSEPH PAUL/ YVES. ROCHE. GILBERT. DVMOTIER/ MARQVIS DE LAFAYETTE/ MAJOR GENERAL IN THE SERVICE OF/ THE VNITED STATES OF AMERICA/ AND NOBLEST PATRIOT OF THE/ FRENCH REVOLVTION."
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1911
- Culture period
- France, 20th century
- Maker recorded
- Jules Edouard Roiné (French, 1857–1916)
- Museum attribution
- Jules Edouard Roiné (French, 1857–1916)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1940.1229
- 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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