Medal of Commemorating Bombardment of Antwerp Artist: Alfonse Mauquoy

1914

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

47.90 g, 12:00, 50.1 mm

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

2001.87.29009

Geography

Made in Belgium

Culture

Belgian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: veiled woman standing l. with l. arm raised up and r. hand in to chest, young boy in coattails and ribboned breeches and ribboned shoes sits on ottoman in front of her and rests head in r. arm on pillow, both are on balcony with column r., cathedral tower and town background r.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: BOMBARDEMENT D'ANVERS / BESCHIETING VAN ANTWERPEN / 7 * 8 * 9 OCT. / 1914 crest center with fortress with two flags raised next to center front tower with palms facing toward the viewer, on vertical thin-striped ground, encircled by rose branch, missile flies from top r. to bottom l. and burns top r. corner of crest
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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