Medal, Ponscarme, François Joseph Hubert, France, 1867
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1867
Medal, Ponscarme, François Joseph Hubert, France, 1867 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1867. The museum's brief description reads: Medal, Bronze, François Ponscarme, France, 19th century.
Museum description: Medal, Bronze. Obverse has a profile portrait of a man facing left with a small beard and a laurel wreath on the head. There is writing around the head along the edge. Reverse has writing around the edge, with 'J. WEDGWOOD & FILS' in the centre. The museum record gives material recorded as metal; measurements Height 4 mm; Diameter 50 mm; place associated: France; maker recorded: Ponscarme, François Joseph Hubert.
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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height 4 mm; Diameter 50 mm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Bronze
- Maker recorded
- Ponscarme, François Joseph Hubert
- Place recorded
- France
Design
- Inscriptions recorded
- Napoleon III. Emperor' (raised relief on observe); 'H. PONSCARME F.' (raised reliefs on observe); 'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE MDCCCLXVII A PARIS' (raised relief on reverse) 'RECOMPENSES' (raised relief on reverse); 'J. WEDGWOOD / & FILS' (raised reliefs on reverse)
Identification
- Museum attribution
- Ponscarme, François Joseph Hubert
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum object number
- WE.13814-2014
- Museum system number
- O1816404
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
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the museum record and a specialist reference.