Medal — Reverse side of a medal, France, 1886
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1886
Medal in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 660-1894), made in France, dated 1886, attributed to Roty, Oscar. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, reverse, cast bronze, 19th century, Michel Eugène Chevreul, young woman,.
Museum description: Reverse of a Medal, cast bronze. Michel Eugène Chevreul seated in an armchair is being addressed by a young woman in classical costume, holding a laurel wreath; beneath the chair are volumes and a document, whilst on the left is a table with scientific apparatus. The legend reads thus :- LA JEVNESSE FRANCAISE AV DOYEN DES ETUDIANTS 31 AOVT 1786. 31 AOVT 1886. 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 reverse side of a medal in cast bronze. It shows Michel Eugène Chevreul seated in an armchair being addressed by a young woman in classical costume, holding a laurel wreath. Beneath his chair there are volumes and a document, whilst on the left there is a table with scientific apparatus. The legend reads thus :- LA JEVNESSE FRANCAISE AV DOYEN DES ETUDIANTS 31 AOVT 1786. 31 AOVT 1886. Chevreul was a French chemist credited with the discovery of margarine. The obverse side 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
- 660-1894
- Museum system number
- O182453
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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