plaque

Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Voltaire and Rousseau

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1820-1840

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

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Place Made

France

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.
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