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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette: Birth of the Dauphin

(French, 1751–1832)
1781
MintParis, France
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 33 mm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.103
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LUD·XVI·FR·ET NAV·REX MAR·ANT·AUST·REG·FR·" and below "N·GATTEAUX·". Reverse: Inscribed at edge "FELICITAS PUBLICA" and in exergue "NATALES DELPHINI/DIE XXII OCTOBRIS/MD CCLXXXI".
ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
John Stewart
Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux
dated 1779
Horatio Gates
Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux
dated 1777
Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux
1825
Jacques-Edouard Gatteaux
1825
Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
early 19th century
Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
1800
Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet
1801
Ecuelle and cover
Nicolas-Antoine de Saint-Nicolas
1732
Milk-jug
Henri-Nicolas Debrie
1766–67