Adrien Jean Maximilien Vachette

Place: Cauffry

Born: 1753

Death: 1839

Biography:

Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette was a French goldsmith born in Cauffry, France in 1753 and deceased in Paris in 1839. He was best known for the production of ornate gold boxes and the use of unusual and natural materials like tortoiseshell. Vachette was a prolific designer and one of the most noted master craftsman of his generation. He was a prolific designer and one of the most noted master craftsman of his generation. He created the design for the Miraculous Medal, or the Medal of the Immaculate Conception, after Saint Catherine Labouré's vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He produced and sold over two million of the medals between 1832 and 1836.