Commemorative Plaque for the Society of Farmers
date: label: Date
content: 1884
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Christofle, French, founded 1830
label: For
content: Societe des Agriculteurs de France
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Silver-plated commemorative plaque issued to Monsieur N. Hamet in 1884 by the Society of Farmers, France. The plaque is circular with raised decoration. The border has eleven phrases surrounded with decorative fruit or sheaves of wheat and a shield with a bale at top. The center of the plaque depicts two women on a plinth with cherubs.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
setName: label: See more items in
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 Joseph F. McCrindle
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1980-2-1
objectType: label: Type
content: metalwork
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: commemorative plaque
label: Type
content: commemorative plaque
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver plated, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x diam.: 4.3 × 45 cm (1 11/16 × 17 11/16 in.)