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International Exposition of Arts and Techniques in Modern Life, Paris, medal

International Exposition of Arts and Techniques in Modern Life, Paris, medal
(Exposition internationale des arts et techniques dans la vie moderne, Paris)
1937

Medium
gilt-bronze, leather with gold embossing, silk, velvet, metal, (other materials)

Measurements
(1) 0.6 × 7.8 cm diameter (medal)
(2) 2.6 × 12.8 × 12.8 cm (closed) 14.2 × 12.8 × 12.8 cm (open) (box)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Dr Robert Wilson Collection. Gift of Dr Robert Wilson, 2012

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
France

Inscription
(1) struck in relief on obverse u.c.: PARIS
struck in relief on obverse c.r.: E / X / P / O / S / I / T / I / O / N
struck in relief on obverse c.l.: I / N / T / E / R / N / A / T / I / O / N / A / L / E
struck in relief on obverse c.: MCMXXXVII
struck in relief on obverse l.r.: P.M. DAMMANN
struck in relief on reverse c.: ARTS / ET / TECHNIQUES
engraved in reverse l.c.: M. CAIN / MÉDAILLE D'OR
punched in rim: BRONZE

Accession Number
2012.577.1-2

Department
International Decorative Arts

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