Nice War Memorial 1914-18 Commemorative Medal; Warrior and Lion (obverse); Nice War Memorial (reverse)
André Lavrillier, French, 1885 - 1958
after Alfred Auguste Jannoit, French, 1889 - 1969
Arthus Bertrand, Paris
1928
Bronze medal
Overall: 2 13/16 × 2 13/16 × 1/4 in. (7.2 × 7.2 × 0.6 cm)
Weight: 183 g (0.4 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.81
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: inscribed, lower left: A. JANNIOT.SC; inscribed, lower right: ANDRE LAVRILLIER.GR; reverse: Inscribed, lower right edge: ANDRE LAVRILLIER; inscribed, lower left: ROGER SEASSAL_ARCTS; inscribed, lower right: A.JANNIOT_SCVS; inscribed, around top edge, from lower left to lower right: .AUX ENFANTS DE NICE MORTS POVR LA FRANCE.; inscribed, in image, lower left: 1914; inscribed, in image, lower right: 1813 Stamped, bottom edge: BRONZE
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 234.
Provenance
Acquired by Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, date unknown; lent to present collection, 1993; given to present collection, 2016.
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