bronze participation medal
Object Detail
Object Name
medal
Description
Circular bronze medal inscribed "L'Expositions de Paris 1900" and signed "Georges Lemaire".
The obverse shows a seated woman wearing sheer dress and crown, holding an olive spray in her right hand, and, with her raised left hand, a sheer piece of material which is fluttering above her head. The reverse shows various exposition display items (camera, anvil, transmission lines, dirigible, sledgehammer, globe etc.) under a blank cartouche.
The obverse shows a seated woman wearing sheer dress and crown, holding an olive spray in her right hand, and, with her raised left hand, a sheer piece of material which is fluttering above her head. The reverse shows various exposition display items (camera, anvil, transmission lines, dirigible, sledgehammer, globe etc.) under a blank cartouche.
Accession No
2003.532.552
Collection
The Tom Weil Collection/Rowing
Associated Date
1900
Associated Period
20th century
Associated Event
Grand Exhibition Paris, 1900; Paris/France/Europe
Date
1900