The International Exhibition of Electrical Apparatus, Paris, 1881

Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty French

1881

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Title: The International Exhibition of Electrical Apparatus, Paris, 1881
Artist: Medalist: Louis-Oscar Roty (French, Paris 1846–1911 Paris)
Date: 1881
Culture: French
Medium: Bronze, struck, silvered
Dimensions: Diameter: 3 1/8 in. (79 mm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1893
Object Number: 93.10.5a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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