Medal (Cleveland Museum of Art 1978.120)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1978.120: Medal, 1900. Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922). Bronze; diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). Inscribed: obverse: "-Fuller-/Loïe." reverse: "1900/Un etre/qui/n'etait/que/lumière or et gaze" (Baudelaire ?).
Signed beneath: R in an irregularly shaped circle.. 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
- Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
- Material and technique
- bronze
Design
- Inscription
- obverse: "-Fuller-/Loïe." reverse: "1900/Un etre/qui/n'etait/que/lumière or et gaze" (Baudelaire ?). Signed beneath: R in an irregularly shaped circle.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1900
- Culture period
- France, 20th century
- Maker recorded
- Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922)
- Museum attribution
- Pierre Roche (French, 1855–1922)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1978.120
- Published references
- Harris, Margaret Haile. Loie Fuller, Magician of Light: A Loan Exhibition at the Virginia Museum, March 12-April 22, 1979. Richmond: The Museum, 1979. cat. #81, p. 85, repr. p. 88. Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1978." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 66, no. 1 (January 1979): 3-47. Reproduced: p. 20; Mentioned: p. 42, no. 14
- 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
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm medallist, edition and restrike status against medallic references.