Louis XVI: Lyons Canal
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1785
Object PlaceNouvelle Junction, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 56 mm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay
Accession number13.836
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE" and under bust "DUVIVIER S.".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "NOUVELLE JONCTION DES DEUX MERS", below "DUVIVIER", and in exergue "CANAL DE LA SAONE/A LYONNE/MDCCLXXXV".ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)
