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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Princess de Lamballe

Maker Barthelmy Desprez Jr.

Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal

Dateabout 1815-1825

Techniqueencased,cut,molded sulphide,cast gilt metal mount

SizeOverall D: 8.2 cm

Accession Number84.3.73

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

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France

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, cast gilt metal mount. Flat, circular shape, enclosing a molded white sulphide bust portrait of a woman (Princess de Lamballe), wearing a jeweled tiara and long veil, with necklace and low-cut bodice, facing dexter; reverse of the sulphide flat, impressed "DESPREZ,/Rue de Recolets/No. 2, a Paris"; flat faces of the plaque polished, chamfered rim diamond faceted; cast gilt metal hanger of overlapping leaves and berries; turned post with band of beading, pierced for a loose ring for hanging.
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