plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Young Woman
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Date1830-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniquecut; molded encased sulphide; stamped gilt metal
SizeOverall H: 15.3 cm, W: 14.8 cm
Accession Number84.3.384
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jokelson
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; cut; molded, encased sulphide; stamped gilt metal; turned wood. Flat, circular shape, face convex, back polished flat, rim chamfered and diamond-faceted; enclosing a large molded white sulphide portrait of a young woman, wearing a tiara, facing sinister; in a stamped circular metal frame with a border of stylized foliage; turned, square wood frame; inscribed in chalk on the reverse "18503" and "31"; metal post and loose ring for hanging.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Paul Jokelson
about 1850
Jane Beebe