Medal — Obverse side of a medal, France, 1886
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1886
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 659-1894), made in France, dated 1886, attributed to Roty, Oscar. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, cast bronze, French 19th century, Michel Eugène Chevreul.. Museum description: Obverse of Medal, cast bronze; portrait bust to right of Michel Eugène Chevreul as an old man, with the legend:- MICHEL EVGENE CHEVREVL MEMBRE DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. The reverse of this medal is No. 660-1894. The museum records it as Cast bronze, measuring Diameter 3.875 in. These details come from the 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 the obverse side of medal in cast bronze. It shows Michel Eugène Chevreul as an old man, to the right with the legend:- MICHEL EVGENE CHEVREVL MEMBRE DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. Chevreul was a French chemist credited with the discovery of margarine. The reverse of this medal is No. 660-1894.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 3.875 in
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Cast bronze
- Maker recorded
- Roty, Oscar
- Place recorded
- France
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 659-1894
- Museum system number
- O182434
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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