Designer:

Raymond Gayrard, French, 1777 - 1858  Search this

Medium:

Cast silver

Dimensions:

Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)

Type:

metalwork

Decorative Arts

Token

Object Name:

Token

Made in:

France

Date:

early 19th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Octagonal gambling token. Obverse shows the double bust of young Janus. Inscription: HEUR ET MALHEUR (happiness and woe) / GAYRARD-F. Reverse shows l’Art dirige la nature farmer.

Accession Number:

1907-17-144

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq441b19ebb-bfdb-4a41-99f1-1d0f264724b1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1907-17-144