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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Voltaire and Rousseau
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Date1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, cast metal mount
SizeOverall H: 9.1 cm, Diam: 6.8 cm
Accession Number84.3.81
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, circular shape, with oval, convex panel on the face, with step-cut edge, light gadrooning at the side and on the back; diamond-cut circular panel on the back; enclosing a molded sulphide of two male portraits (Voltaire and Rousseau), reverse flat; cast metal hanger on the top, formed of overlapping leaves and berries, bulbous post, pierced, with 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).
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).
about 1830-1850
about 1820-1840
about 1820-1840
about 1820-1840
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