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The Intelligence Office
1849
1959.46
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: William Henry Burr

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Alsace Medal

Alsace Medal
Title
Alsace Medal
Date 
ca. 1914
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Paris Mint
Related People 
Artist/Maker: G. Prud'homme
Medium 
Bronze
Dimensions 
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description 
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing female head in French folk headdress, facing left; legend: "ALSACE/1870-1914." Reverse depicts steeple of a gothic cathedral and chimney with stork's nest; below is blank rectangular panel for engraving decorated with ivy vines.
Object Number 
INV.10230
Marks 
Inscription: obverse, at lower left of field: "G. PRUD'HOMME" Inscription: edge, lower center: "BRONZE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.