Medal and Box for Association des dames françaises (ADF), 1910

Object Name: 
Medal and Box for Association des dames françaises (ADF), 1910

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Object Name: 
Medal and Box for Association des dames françaises (ADF), 1910
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Clairefontaine
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.7.104
Dimensions: 
(a) H: 4.1 cm, W: 4.8 cm, D: 0.4 cm; (b) H: 8.3 cm, W: 8.8 cm, D: 2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1910
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Medal and Box for Association des dames françaises (ADF), 1910. (a) Bronze; cast. Cross-shaped bronze medal showing a woman kneeling down tending to a man with a head wound. (b) Original red case with hinged lid and metal mounts. Lid inscribed in gold, "1910 / ASSOCIATION / DES / DAMES FRANCAISES +".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
bronze
red
Technique: 
casting
Material: 
bronze
cloth
metal
Inscription: 
1910 / ASSOCIATION / DES / DAMES FRANÇAISES / +
inscription
: 
Stamped (b) on top of lid
R. LALIQUE
signature
: 
Engraved (a) in right corner of front near bottom

Publications (2)

René Lalique: The Forgotten Years (2016) illustrated, p. 14; BIB# 142311
Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 86, 92 (no. 6); BIB# 139598