Medal of Labor Artist: Georges Lemaire (French, 1853–1914)

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

57.02 g, 12:00, 50.5 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.29398

Geography
Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: standing woman holding r. arm to forehead holding wheelbarrow arms in l. hand, rake leans on her l. shoulder, plow next to her r. foot, putto above r. places laurels on her forehead with r. hand, carries cornucopia in l. hand, cow r. background, half-harvested wheatfield background with man stooping to harvest l., town far l. background

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: empty central circule, empty scrolled exergue, frontal horned bull head top, ram heat r. facing l., horse head l. facing r., scrolls behind each animal, wheels l. and r. above exerguem, foliage clockwise from bottom l. around edge to bottom r.: olive branch, flowers, pears, grapevines, wheat
Provenance

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
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Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

Marks

BRONZE

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