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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide Portrait of a Man
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped metal mount
SizeOverall Diam: 7.8 cm
Accession Number84.3.115
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, yellow stained lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped metal mount. Flat, circular shape, with polished convex face; flat back covered with fine cross-cut diamonds, stained bright yellow; enclosing a molded white sulphide of a man, facing dexter, wearing a heavy coat, his hair tied in a queue, with a rosette at the bottom; in a narrow circular frame, with numerous points, either bend down or holding the glass plaque in place, or standing at right angles to the frame.
Provenance
Source Louis Lyons - 1984-04-06
Purchased from Louis Lyons in 1984 using funds from the Clara S. Peck Endowment Fund. Catalogue cards say that these objects were a bequest of Clara S. Peck (by exchange).
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