id:			123214
accession number:	1943.47
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1943.47
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:56.274000

Medal: Protection, 1916. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Silver; overall: 9.6 x 4 x 0.9 cm (3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.47

title:				Medal: Protection
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creation date:			1916
creation date earliest:		1916
creation date latest:		1916
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
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culture:	France, early 20th Century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 9.6 x 4 x 0.9 cm (3 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	inscribed at bottom:  "Rodin"; stamped on frame:  "Argent."  Inscribed on back:  "Protection/compose par/Auguste Rodin/pour "The French Actors Fund"/au profit de l'aide aux artisted/et employes de theatre/en collaboration/avec/L'Association/des directeurs de theatre/de Paris/ Paris. New York/MCMXVI."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Tacha, Athena. <em>Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 99-100, cat. no. XV; Reproduced: p. 64, Plate 82
	url:		https://archive.org/details/RodinSculpture/page/n113

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