Catherine de Medici (1519–89)

Manufactory Cast after the original by the Paris Mint

16th and 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Catherine de Medici (1519–89)
Manufactory: Cast after the original by the Paris Mint (French, 864–present)
Date: 16th and 20th century
Culture: French, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 1/16 in. (52 mm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes-Reproductions
Credit Line: Gift of Louis S. Levy, 1950
Object Number: 50.194.31
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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