London, United Kingdom 1763 - ? 1819
Société d'encouragement de l'Industrie
Société d'encouragement de l'Industrie
1802
bronze
medal and plaquette
Dimensions (HxWxD): 2 3⁄16 x 1⁄8 in.
Acc. No.: 91.60
Credit Line: Gift of Gloria Middledorf in memory of Ulrich Middeldorf
Photo credit: photograph by: Kevin Montague
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domain
Provenance
- 1991, Gift of Gloria Middledorf in Memory of Ulrich Middeldorf
Bibliography
- Forrer vol. VI, p. 105
- 2012 Flaten
Arne R. Flaten, Medals and Plaquettes in the Ulrich Middeldorf Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, 2012
Comment
- www.coinpeople.com, June 9, 2014:
The Société d'Encouragement pour l'Industrie Nationale was founded in 1801 by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul, and J.A. Chaptal who was its first president. The Society of Encouragement was intended to stimulate industrial development and improvement of agriculture, arts and manufacturing in France. Its means of action consisted of distribution of reward money &/or medals awarded to those who invented, perfected, machines or processes relevant to the various branches of industry etc that were introduced in France & successfully tested.