Joseph Rieussec, E.J.M. Lachasse, and E. Mortier

Valentin Maurice Borrel (French, 1804–1882)

1835

Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 60 mm (2 3/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Henry H. Fay

Accession number13.809

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "NAS.JOSEPH.RIEUSSEC LT.COLL. DE LA 8ME.LEGN.GDE.N[ ]E.[rosette] E.J.M.LACHASSE DE VERIGNY ML.DE CP.[rosette]E.MORTIER DC.DE TREV.ML.DE FRCE.[urn drapped with cloth]" and under bust "BORREL F.". Reverse: Inscribed above "HOMAGE CIVIQUE!", below "D'ALENOON EDITEUR.", and at center within wreath "ILS/SONT TOMBÉS/VICTIMES/D'UN LÂCHE ASSASSINAT/QUAND LE FEU DES BATLES./ET LA GUERRE CIVILE/LES AVAIENT ÉPARGNÉS./---/ATTENTAT DIRGÉ/ET DE SES FILS/LE 28 JET.1835.".

ProvenanceBy 1913, Henry H. Fay; 1913, gift of Henry H. Fay to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 1913)