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To commemorate the Congress held at Paris (1872–3) to regulate the adoption of the Metric System
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To commemorate the Congress held at Paris (1872–3) to regulate the adoption of the Metric System

Jules-Clément Chaplain

1874

Medium

Bronze, silvered (cliché), struck

Tags

SwordsWomen

Dimensions

Diameter: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893

Classification

Medals and Plaquettes

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Culture

French

Rights

Public Domain

About Jules-Clément Chaplain

1839–1909 • France

French, Mortagne, Orne 1839–1909 Paris

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