Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Comedie Francaise Medal
Object Number:
INV.3540
Date:
1955
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at left, center, across edge: "RAYMOND DELAMARRE. 1955"
Inscription: reverse, at upper right: "RD"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing bust-length portrait of Moliere (Jean Baptiste de Poquelin, French dramatist and founder of the Comedie Francaise); legend: "COMEDIE FRANCAISE. 1680." Reverse depicts characters of the Comedie Francaise plays with their names inscribed beneath; sailing ship in background; inscription: "LA/COMEDIE FRANCAISE/AUX ETATS-UNIS/D'AMERIQUE/1955."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
