Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Benjamin Duvivier
(French, 1730–1819)
1781
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silver
DimensionsDiameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of J. B. How
Accession number17.102
ClassificationsNumismatics
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LOUIS XVI·ROI DE FRANCE·ET NAV·ET MAR·ANT·J·J·D'AUSTRICHE REINE" and under bust "B·DUVIVIER".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "FELICITAS PUBLICA" and in exergue "NATALES DELPHINI/DIE XXII OCTOBRIS/MDCCLXXXI".ProvenanceBy 1917, J. B. How; 1917, bequest of J. B. How to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 18, 1917)
