Heur et Malheur (Happiness and Woe)
date: label: Date
content: early 19th century
name: label: Designer
content: Raymond Gayrard, French, 1777 - 1858
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Octagonal gambling token. Obverse shows the double bust of young Janus. Inscription: HEUR ET MALHEUR (happiness and woe) / GAYRARD-F. Reverse shows Mercury and reclining Faun, and inscription: LE PLVS VIGILANT EST TROMPE.
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1907-17-148
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: Token
label: Type
content: Token
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Cast silver
label: Dimensions
content: Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)