plaque

Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Czar Alexander II

Factory Bakhmetiev Crystal Works

Made FromGlass, gilt metal, sulphide

Date1855-1860

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)

Modern

Place Made

Russia

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.
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