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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Apollo Belvedere
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, cast metal mount
SizeOverall H: 9.6 cm, W: 5.6 cm
Accession Number84.3.158
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, oval shape, with raised, polished, convex, oval panel on the front, with chamfered rim and all-over fine diamonds on the back; enclosing a molded white sulphide portrait of a man, facing dexter, carrying a sheaf of arrows over his left shoulder; metal mount at top, formed of overlapping leaves and berries, back plain; with a turned, bulbous post, pierced, with a 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).
1850-1910
about 1830-1850
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