plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Czar Alexander II
Factory
Bakhmetiev Crystal Works
Made FromGlass, gilt metal, sulphide
Date1855-1860
Place MadeRussia
TechniqueEncased, molded sulphide, cut; stamped metal mount
SizeOverall H: 7.7 cm, W: 6.6 cm
Accession Number84.3.42
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe, by exchange
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; encased, molded sulphide, cut; stamped metal mount. Flat, rectangular form, with polished flat face; enclosing a molded white sulphide head of a man, with mustache, facing sinister; inscribed on the base of the neck in Cyrillic letters "A[...?...]PAIN" (?); the sides of the plaque with cut linear grooves and short grooves at right angles; the reverse side covered with cross-cut diamonds; drilled at the top, with an attached foliate-stamped and gilded mount with turned post and loose ring for hanging, held on with a screw.Provenance
Source
A La Vieille Russie
- 1984-05-23
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1984-05-23
