plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Czar Nicholas I
Maker
Bakhmetiev Crystal Works
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Date1855-1860
Place MadeRussia
TechniqueEncased, molded sulphide, cut, stamped metal mount
SizeOverall H: 7.7 cm, W: 6.7 cm
Accession Number84.3.43
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 long sideburns and mustache, facing dexter; inscribed on the base of the neck in Cyrillic letters "S. NIKOLS[KOY]E/[?]SKIL."; the sides with cut linear grooves and short grooves crossing at right angles; the reverse 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
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1984-05-23
Source
A La Vieille Russie
- 1984-05-23
