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Medal
possibly French
1700–1900
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; probably silver
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 34 mm, 6h (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Packard
Accession Number27.247
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionOctagonal medal probably commemorating a marriage.
Obverse: Crowned emblem at center.
Reverse: Three putto supporting a shield with a monogram; inscribed below.
Obverse: Crowned emblem at center.
Reverse: Three putto supporting a shield with a monogram; inscribed below.
InscriptionsReverse: Inscribed on shield "M" overlapping "D" and below "LORTHIOR F".
ProvenanceBefore 1927, The Mary Hooper Packard Collection; 1927, given by Horace Packard to MFA. (Accession Date: May 5, 1927)