Georges-Henri Prud'homme - Medal: Alsace, 1919

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(Landes, 1873 - 1947, Paris)

Object details

Accession number

M11n12.a

Primary Creator

Georges-Henri Prud'homme (Landes, 1873 - 1947, Paris)

Full title

Medal: Alsace

Creation Date

1919

Provenance


Gift from L. Col. Théodore Reinach (1860-1928), scholar and Chairman of the French Educational Mission, Paris to Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1918.

Marks

Inscribed in relief (obverse, upper left): ALSACE
Signed and dated on sleeve: G. Prud'homme, 1919
Inscribed, tooled in gold (cover of box): To Mrs. Isabella S. Gardner from the French Educational Mission 1918.

Dimensions

7 x 5.1 cm (2 3/4 x 2 in.)

Display Media

Silver

Web Commentary

This bronze plaque was made by Georges-Henri Prud'homme in 1919 to celebrate the return of the regions of Alsace and Lorraine to France. The regions were annexed by the German Empire in 1871 and returned to France under the terms of the Versailles Peace Treaty. Images of a young girl from Alsace and the Strabourg Cathedral represent the regions.Isabella attended a French boarding school and was fluent in the language. L. Col. Théodore Reinach, Chairman of the French Educational Mission in Paris gave this medal to Isabella as a token of gratitude for her support of the Mission.

Permanent Gallery Location

Macknight Room

Bibliography

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessed 2013. www.metmuseum.org
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accessed 2013. collections.vam.ac.uk
Tanya Karpiak. "The medallic secrets of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum." The Medal (Autumn 2014), p. 20.

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Commentary

This bronze plaque was made by Georges-Henri Prud'homme in 1919 to celebrate the return of the regions of Alsace and Lorraine to France. The regions were annexed by the German Empire in 1871 and returned to France under the terms of the Versailles Peace Treaty. Images of a young girl from Alsace and the Strabourg Cathedral represent the regions.Isabella attended a French boarding school and was fluent in the language. L. Col. Théodore Reinach, Chairman of the French Educational Mission in Paris gave this medal to Isabella as a token of gratitude for her support of the Mission.