"Large Hardwood Medal By Joseph Haydn (1732/1809) Napoleon III Period 19th"
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, 15.8 CM IN HARDENED WOOD, A PATENT HAS BEEN DEPOSITED BY THE FRENCH CHARLES LEPAGE, DEPOSITED IN 1855, COMPOSED OF ROSEWOOD SAWDUST, OX BLOOD, WHOSE ALBUMIN SERVES AS AN AGGLUTINATOR, BY HEATING AND PRESSURE IN MOLDS AND DIES. JOSEPH HAYD WAS A FAMOUS COMPOSER, DEAD IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA IN 1809.