This design for a medal was executed by Oscar Roty in 1886 and was intended as a prize medal for schools of the French Republic. The piece in white Sèvres biscuit depicts a helmeted woman with cuirass, as a symbol of the Republic. An appropriate reverse was engraved for each occasion. In 1895, this unchanged design was used as the obverse for a piece concerning the Fifth Congress of the Prison Service, with a view of Paris on the reverse and an adapted inscription.
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Oscar Roty
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Sèvres
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| Title | Project for an Award Medal for the Schools of the French Republic |
| Date | 1886 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription on the front, around the bust: REPVBLIQVE FRANçAISE SEVRES |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | award medal |
| Inventory number | 1911-DZ |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1911 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DZ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8262/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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44A5
symbols of particular nations, states, districts, etc.
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44A51 personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. Iconclass 44A51(MARIANNE) personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (MARIANNE) Iconclass 44C11 patriotism Iconclass 49 education, science and learning Iconclass 49A education Iconclass 61D(FRANCE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FRANCE) Iconclass |
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