Medallion and Box Commemorating Marcellin Berthelot's 100th Anniversary

Object Name: 
Medallion and Box Commemorating Marcellin Berthelot's 100th Anniversary

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Object Name: 
Medallion and Box Commemorating Marcellin Berthelot's 100th Anniversary
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.417
Dimensions: 
(a) Medallion H: 0.9 cm, Diam (max): 10.5 cm; (b) Box H: 2.4 cm, W: 15 cm, D: 14.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1927
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Medallion and Box Commemorating Marcellin Berthelot's 100th Anniversary. (a) Colorless glass; mold-pressed, acid-etched. Circular medallion showing a man facing left. Medallion inscribed "MARCELIN BERTHELOT" on bottom edge and "- 1827 - 1927 -" on top edge. (b) Square case covered in green patterned paper. Case lined with white fabric, inscribed "ETABLISSEMENTS LEUNE / PARIS" on lid in gold.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
casting
acid-etching
Material: 
glass
cardboard
cloth
metal
Inscription: 
MARCELIN BERTHELOT
inscription
: 
Molded relief (a) on bottom edge
ÉTABLISSEMENTS LEUNE / PARIS
inscription
: 
Printed (b) interior of lid
- 1827 - 1927 -
inscription
: 
Molded relief (a) on top edge
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (1)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 97 (no. 11); BIB# 139598