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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Louis XVIII

Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal

Dateabout 1820-1840

Techniqueencased,cut,molded sulphide,stamped silvered metal

SizeOverall Diam: 8.9 cm

Accession Number84.3.49

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

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Place Made

France

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped silvered metal mount. Slightly domed, circular shape, enclosing a molded sulphide bust-length portrait of a man in military dress (Louis XVIII), facing dexter, wearing medals and a crowned epaulet; reverse of the sulphide flat; reverse of the plaque polished flat, edges chamfered by rough grinding; in a silvered metal two-part, telescoping circular frame, the front with a zig-zag border with beading at the inside, and a band of beading at the rim; molded between; sides flat; threaded post with bulbous end, pierced, with a loose ring for hanging; the back of the "L" cross-section and plain, fitting snugly within the front frame.
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