Medal of Corot (Cleveland Museum of Art 1983.157)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1874
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1983.157: Medal of Corot, 1874. Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume (French, 1816–1892). Gilt bronze, wood; diameter: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.). Inscribed: Signed on cut of neck in ligature: "Geoffroy Dechaume". Obverse inscribed: "A.COROT.SES.CONFRERES.ET.SES.ADMIRATEURS.IVIN.1874". Reverse inscribed: "TEMOIGNAGE.D'ADMIRATION.POUR.SON.OEUVRE.1822-1874.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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- Linked sources
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- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- gilt bronze, wood
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Diameter: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- gilt bronze, wood
Design
- Inscription
- Signed on cut of neck in ligature: "Geoffroy Dechaume". Obverse inscribed: "A.COROT.SES.CONFRERES.ET.SES.ADMIRATEURS.IVIN.1874". Reverse inscribed: "TEMOIGNAGE.D'ADMIRATION.POUR.SON.OEUVRE.1822-1874.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1874
- Culture period
- France, 19th century
- Maker recorded
- Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume (French, 1816–1892)
- Museum attribution
- Adolphe-Victor Geoffroy-Dechaume (French, 1816–1892)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1983.157
- Museum classification
- Sculpture
Catalogue references
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