Medal of the Belgian Nursing School in Honor of Marie de Page and Edith Cavell Artist: Armand Bonnetain (Belgian, 1883–1973)
Honorand: Edith Cavell, British, 1865–1915
Honorand: Marie Picard De Page, Belgian, 1872–1915

1919

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

77.3 g, 1:00, 60.2 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Dr. William Gilman Thompson, Ph.B. 1877

Accession Number

2001.87.27618

Geography

Made in Belgium

Culture

Belgian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Busts of two women wearing nursing uniforms and facing left, above which is a branch. At bottom is the name of the engraver: A BONNETAIN 1919. Legend is: MARIE DE PAGE/EDITH CAVELL."

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: No type. Legend: 1915/REMEMBER!.
Provenance
Dr. WIlliam GIlman Thompson, to about 1928; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., about 1928; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1928–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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