Louis XVII (also known as Louis-Charles)

P. G. Lienard (French)

1801

Medium/TechniqueMetal; gilt metal, glass, and repoussé

DimensionsDiameter and weight: 48 mm (1 7/8 in.)

Credit LineGift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case in memory of their father, James Brown Case

Accession number20.527

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ClassificationsNumismatics

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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS CHARLE DAUPHIN DE FRANCE NE A VERSAILLE LE 25 MARS 1785" and below bust "MART AU TEMPLE/LE 8 JANVIER 1795". Reverse: Inscribed "MÉDAILLIER/GENÉRAL/DES HOMMES ILLUSTRES/CÉLÈBRES OU FAMEUX/ANCIENS ET MODERNES/COMMENCÉ EN 1801/PAR P.G. LIENARD/A PARIS.".

ProvenanceLouisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 20, 1920)