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Medal

Possibly by: Eugène Dubois (French, 1795–1863)
Italian or French
1819

Medium/Technique Metal; silver
Dimensions Diameter and weight: 36 mm, 20 gm (1 7/16 in., 0.71 oz.)
Credit Line Gift of Malcolm Storer
Accession Number30.86
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismaticsMedals

DescriptionCircular medal of Clementina Isaura Ludovica. Stamped "ARGENT" twice over itself on edge.

Obverse: Profile bust of Clementina looking to proper right, wearing a veil and with a musical intrument emblem at proper left; inscribed at edge and below.

Reverse: Bundle of flowers at center; inscribed at edge.
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "CLEMEN·ISAURA LUD·FLORAL·RESTAURATRIX·" and below "EUGENE DUBOIS F".

Reverse: Inscribed at edge "HIS IDEM SEMPER HONOS M·DCCC·XIX".
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, given by Malcolm Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1930)