Medallion and Box Commemorating Louis Pasteur's 100th Anniversary

Object Name: 
Medallion and Box Commemorating Louis Pasteur's 100th Anniversary

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Object Name: 
Medallion and Box Commemorating Louis Pasteur's 100th Anniversary
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.215
Dimensions: 
(a) Medallion H: 1 cm, Diam (max): 10.1 cm; (b) Case H: 2.7 cm, W: 14.7 cm, D: 14.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1922
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Medallion and Box Commemorating Louis Pasteur's 100th Anniversary. (a) Colorless glass; mold-pressed, acid-etched. Colorless circular medallion with portrait of Louis Pasteur facing left. (b) Square dark greenish-blue case with hinged lid and fabric interior.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
molding
acid-etching
Material: 
glass
cloth
metal
Inscription: 
1822 . 1922
inscription
: 
Molded relief (a) on edge of medallion
Offert / par / les Établissements Leune
inscription
: 
Molded relief (b) on inside of lid
LOUIS PASTEUR
inscription
: 
Molded relief (a) on edge of medallion
R. LALIQUE
signature
: 
Molded relief (a) on front of medallion near edge
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (2)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 96 (no. 10); BIB# 139598
Rene Lalique, 1860-1945, maitre-verrier: analyse de l’oeuvre et catalogue raisonne (2004 edition) (2004) illustrated, p. 474, #C; BIB# 81540