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African Art
5 Franc Coin
1847
Silver
1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Gift of Deborah Volberg Pagnotta and Dr. Rachel Volberg in honor of Professor Labelle Prussin, Ph.D. 1973, our tough, brilliant mother
2019.110.40
Geography:
France
Culture:
European
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Jewelry
Provenance:
Collected by Labelle Prussin, Pomona, NY, in St. Louiks, Senegal; Deborah Volberg Pagnotta, Yorktown Heights, NY and Dr. Rachel Volberg, Northampton, MA; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.