This uniface medal shows young mother breastfeeding her baby, one hand holding her breast, the other supporting baby's head.
Maker's mark at 6:00 om edge, MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
The Medallic Art Company acquired the rights to this French medal in 1933 and made a stock medal in one size. Chapu was primarily a portrait medalist who had a great influence on young American artists who studied under him at the Academie Julian. Among his American pupils were such greats as John Flanagan, Hermon Atkins MacNeil, and Bela Pratt.
The medal measures 85mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.
References: MACo 1933-035, Marqusee 113