plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Voltaire and Rousseau
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, cast metal mount
SizeOverall H: 13.2 cm, W: 8.9 cm
Accession Number84.3.64
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, cast metal mount. Flat, square shape, with long, ovals at each corner; ovals with fan cutting on the obverse; polished flat face with cut grooves (composed of a deep groove at the outside, and three tiny grooves within) outlining the central square; a rectangular plinth above, with attached metal sleeve ending in a stylized flower on both faces, leaves on the edges, a turned and leaf-molded post, pierced, with a loose ring for hanging; the plaque enclosing a molded sulphide of two men in profile (Voltaire and Rousseau), bust length, facing sinister, one with long curls; reverse side of the sulphide flat; grooves cut along the sides of the flat face on the reverse.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).
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).
