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Bronze Lafayette Plaque by David d'Angers (uniface, bronze, 113 mm, 201.5 gm), 1830

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 71
Scope and Contents

Profile left of the Marquis de Lafayette, signed DAVID 1830 under bust, with "Le General Lafayette" running vertically (read sideways) in the right field. A political friend of Lafayette (cf. box 31, folder 9, and passim), French sculptor Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (1789-1856) sought to portray "contemporary heroes" with an expressive force that could appeal to a wide audience within the bourgeoisie.

Dates: 1830
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette, Kosciusko, Washington (Circular medal, bronze, 51 mm), 1834

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 72
Scope and Contents O: Busts of Lafayette, Thadeus Kosziusko and George Washington facing left. Around the edge: To the Heroes of Liberty the Friends of the peoples Independence. Under: Rogat. R: George Washington / Born the 22th Feb. 1732 at Bridge-Creek, Died the 14th December 1799, at Mont-Vernon / Thadeus Kosciusko, born the 12th Febr. 1746 at Meruzowszezyzna / Died the 16th october 1817 at Soleure / Lafayette M.J.P.R.Y. Gilbert Dumottier [sic] / Born the 6th september 1757 at Chavaniac / Died the 20th May...
Dates: 1834
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette Crowned with Laurels (Circular medal, bronze, 50 mm), 1834

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 73
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette facing right. Around the edge: Libertati Nun Defuit Nunquam. R: Paolo J R Lafajette Polonia Moerens, with a female allegory of Poland resting on a large shield ornated with Poland's coat of arms, and mourning the death of Lafayette. This splendid medal was coined by the Polish Committee in Paris. White.

Dates: 1834
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1834

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 74
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: HM and EI Richards / manufacturers of Jewelry near the Union House Attleboro, Mass. This medal, designed after Ary Scheffer's portrait of Lafayette, was copied by other shop owners, who thought that their business would benefit from being associated with Lafayette's image. White.

Dates: 1834
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1835

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 75
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: Walsh's General Store Lansinburg New York 1835. White.

Dates: 1835
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1835

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 76
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: Walsh's General Store Lansinburg New York 1835. White

Dates: 1835
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1835

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 77
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: Walsh's General Store Lansinburg New York 1835. White

Dates: 1835
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1835

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 78
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: Walsh's General Store Lansinburg New York 1835. White

Dates: 1835
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1835

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 77
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: Clark and Anthony, Jewelers, Watchmakers / Cheapside, Providence, RI 1835. White

Dates: 1835
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

Lafayette (Circular medal, bronze, 28 mm), 1835

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 79
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette standing in redingote, holding his hat and a stick. Around the edge: A Friend to America et [sic] Freedom. Under the portrait: Died May 20, 1834. R: Clark and Anthony, Jewelers, Watchmakers / Cheapside, Providence, RI 1835. White

Dates: 1835
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / 4611, Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection / Series IX. Commemorative Medals, Badges, Coins, and Plaques, Depicting Lafayette.

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