plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Bearded Man
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped gilt metal
SizeOverall H: 8.2 cm, W: 5.6 cm
Accession Number84.3.184
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped gilt metal frame. Flat, octagonal shape, both faces polished, edges chamfered; enclosing a molded white sulphide bust-length portrait of a bearded man, facing sinister; reverse flat, impressed "d.D"; gilt metal ropework frame, held together at the top with a screw; loose wire 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