Medal — Les Halles Centrales, Paris, Bovy, Jean François, France, 1857
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1857
Medal — Les Halles Centrales, Paris, Bovy, Jean François, France, 1857 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1857. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, bronze, commemorating the inauguration of Les Halles Paris in 1857, signed Bovy, France, 1857.
Museum description: Bronze medal commemorating the inauguration of Les Halles Paris in 1857. On the obverse a bird's eye view of the 'Halles Centrales de Paris', above which Mercury and Ceres are flying; 'Pose de la Premre pierre MDCCCLI. Inauguration MDCCCLVII. Battard et Callet architectes.' On the reverse a tablet with the inscription, surrounded by various symbols. Signed 'Bovy'. The museum record gives material recorded as Bronze; measurements Diameter 7.62 cm; place associated: France; maker recorded: Bovy, Jean François.
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
Les Halles Centrales was a large indoor market area in Paris. The original building, commemorated by this medal, was destroyed during the First World War and replaced in 1923.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 7.62 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze, struck
- Maker recorded
- Bovy, Jean François
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- 'Halles Centrales de Paris'; 'Pose de la Premre pierre MDCCCLI. Inauguration MDCCCLVII. Battard et Callet architectes.'; [a tablet with an inscription and signed] 'Bovy'
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 7-1878
- Museum system number
- O106805
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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