Bronze Plaquette from Belgium of the Association Belge de Photographie Artist: Godefroid Devreese (Belgian, 1861–1941)

1902

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze Gilt (?)

Dimensions

66.3 mm height × 34.8 mm width: 58.52 g

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2001.87.26518

Geography

Made in Belgium

Culture

Belgian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: ASSOCIATION BELGE / DE PHOTOGRAPHIE in exergue. standing man facing l. in calf-length smock pouring chemicals over photography tray, in photography studio with shelf top l., sink faucet on wall belwo, tub with chemical bottle and funnel l., tripod leaning against wall l. with camera box and cover on floor below l. entire scene enclosed in border of which the top is thicker and arched

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: SALON / DE / 1902 first line top l. second line below offset to r., date offset to r., bottom 1/3 empty, all surrounded by border where top l. below SALON and bottom r. corner are broken
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
Additional information

Object/Work type

plaquettes

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