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Medal: Protection (Cleveland Museum of Art 1943.47)

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1916

Cleveland Museum of Art object 1943.47: Medal: Protection, 1916. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Silver; overall: 9.6 x 4 x 0.9 cm (3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.). Inscribed: inscribed at bottom: "Rodin"; stamped on frame: "Argent." Inscribed on back: "Protection/compose par/Auguste Rodin/pour "The French Actors Fund"/au profit de l'aide aux artisted/et employes de theatre/en collaboration/avec/L'Association/des directeurs de theatre/de Paris/ Paris. New York/MCMXVI.". Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics

Materials
silver
Dimensions
Overall: 9.6 x 4 x 0.9 cm (3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Measurements
Overall: 9.6 x 4 x 0.9 cm (3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Material and technique
silver

Design

Inscription
inscribed at bottom: "Rodin"; stamped on frame: "Argent." Inscribed on back: "Protection/compose par/Auguste Rodin/pour "The French Actors Fund"/au profit de l'aide aux artisted/et employes de theatre/en collaboration/avec/L'Association/des directeurs de theatre/de Paris/ Paris. New York/MCMXVI."

Identification

Date recorded
1916
Culture period
France, early 20th Century
Maker recorded
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
Museum attribution
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
Holding institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Museum object number
1943.47
Published references
Tacha, Athena. Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned: p. 99-100, cat. no. XV; Reproduced: p. 64, Plate 82
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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