Medal, Bottée, Louis-Alexandre, France, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Medal, Bottée, Louis-Alexandre, France, 19th century is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, Peace between Chile, Peru and Bolivia in 1884, reverse only, electrotype, silvered copper, by Louis Alexandre Bottée, French, designed about 1884-5.
Museum description: Reverse of a Medal, reproduced by the electrotype process, in silvered copper; at the top is a condor with outspread wings, bearing the flag of Chile; a winged figure of Victory, holding a palm-branch and olive wreath, flies to the left, while to the right Fame sits on clouds and blows a trumpet. beneath, a battle is being fought outside a walled town, and on the right is a sea-fight. A female figure representing Chile stands to the left with long sword and shield, bearing the arms of that republic; on the other side are two female figures representing Peru and Bolivia with broken shields, having the arms of those states.
Legend: CHILE. EN. GUERRA CONTRA EL PERU. I. BOLIVIA. The exergue is filled with a cartouche bearing the following names and dates;- IQUIQUE ANGAMOS PISAGUA SAN- FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES TACNA ARICA CALLAO SAN- JUAN CHORRILLOS MIRAFLORES HUAMACHUCO ARÉQUIPA. 1879-1884.… The museum record gives material recorded as copper; measurements Diameter 3.25 in; place associated: France; maker recorded: Bottée, Louis-Alexandre. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Historical context
This is electrotype copy of the reverse of a commemorative medal recording the peace between Chile, Peru and Bolivia in 1884. At the top is a condor with outspread wings, bearing the flag of Chile; a winged figure of Victory, holding a palm-branch and olive wreath, flies to the left, while to the right Fame sits on clouds and blows a trumpet. beneath, a battle is being fought outside a walled town, and on the right is a sea-fight. A female figure representing Chile stands to the left with long sword and shield, bearing the arms of that republic; on the other side are two female figures representing Peru and Bolivia with broken shields, having the arms of those states. Legend: CHILE. EN. GUERRA CONTRA EL PERU. I. BOLIVIA. The exergue is filled with a cartouche bearing the following names and dates;- IQUIQUE ANGAMOS PISAGUA SAN- FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES TACNA ARICA CALLAO SAN- JUAN CHORRILLOS MIRAFLORES HUAMACHUCO ARÉQUIPA. 1879-1884. Signed 'L. Bottée Sculpteur.'
Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper
- Dimensions
- Diameter 3.25 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Silvered copper
- Maker recorded
- Bottée, Louis-Alexandre
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 191-1896
- Museum system number
- O186748
Catalogue references
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