Medal — Presentation of a Cradle by the City of Paris to Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie, Cavalier, Jean, Paris, 1856
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1856
Medal — Presentation of a Cradle by the City of Paris to Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie, Cavalier, Jean, Paris, 1856 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1856.
The museum's brief description reads: Medal, bronze, depicting the Prince Imperial of France as infant, by J. Cavalier and Vauthier Galle, France, 1856. Museum description: Bronze medal commemorating the birth of the Prince Imperial. On the obverse, the Prince Imperial of France as an infant, supported by an eagle; above him are winged figures with branches and wreaths; on the reverse a representation of the cradle presented by the City of Paris to the Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie.
Dated 1856 The museum record gives material recorded as bronze; measurements Diameter 7.62 cm; place associated: Paris; maker recorded: Cavalier, Jean, Galle, Vauthier. 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 medal commemorates the occasion when the City of Paris presented a cradle to Emperor Napoleon III and the Empress Eugénie following the birth of their only son, the Prince Imperial. The reverse of the medal shows the child sleeping in the cradle on pillows supported by a Napoleonic eagle. It is made by J. Cavalier and Vauthier Galle in 1856.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Dimensions
- Diameter 7.62 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze, struck
- Maker recorded
- Cavalier, Jean, Galle, Vauthier
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- 721-1875
- Museum system number
- O106874
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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