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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of John Quincy Adams
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased,cut,molded sulphide,stamp gilt metal mount
SizeOverall H: 9.7 cm, W: 6.7 cm
Accession Number84.3.71
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 mount. Flat, oval shape, enclosing a molded sulphide bust portrait of a man (John Quincy Adams), facing dexter, balding, wearing a heavy, collared coat and tied stock; reverse side of the sulphide flat; face of the plaque polished and slightly convex, with cut stepped rim; rim notched; reverse with cut sunburst rays; stamped circular gilt metal hanger, with overlapping stiff leaves, bent in a U; with soldered threaded ring and 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).
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