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Louis XV

(French, 1730–1819)
1784
Object Place`
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 42 mm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Malcolm Storer
Accession number30.70
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ClassificationsMetalwork
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD·XV·REX CHRISTIANISS." and under bust "B. DUVIVIER F.". Reverse: "AD/XII.PUERORUM/ET/XII.PUELLARUM/GRATUIT EDUCATIONEM/HOSPITIUM/A NIC.BEAUJON/REG·CONS·FUNDAT/MDCCLXXXIV".
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, given by Malcolm Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1930)