plaque

Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Female Bust

Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal

Dateabout 1820-1840

Place MadeFrance

Techniqueencased,cut,enameled sulphide,cast gilt metalframe

SizeOverall Diam: 10.5 cm

Accession Number84.3.58

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, cast gilt metal frame. Circular shape, with polished convex obverse, enclosing a circular, flat disk with sepia enameled decoration of a female classical head facing dexter, wearing a diadem, with long curls, on a red-brown background; a cut ledge encircles the circumference of the plaque; reverse all-over diamond faceted; in a cast, gilt bronze frame, decorated with a band of stiff leaves and berries and a zig-zag border with all-over beading; pointed metal fins hold the plaque in the frame at the back; small turned post and loose ring for hanging.
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).