plaque

Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Equestrian Figure

MakerPossibly Falcon Glassworks of Apsley Pellatt & Co.

Made FromLead Glass, Sulphide, Stain

Date1820-1840

Techniqueencased, cut, stained, molded, polished

SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm, W: 2.8 cm

Accession Number84.2.27

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

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Place Made

England, London, possibly Southwark

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, yellow stain, white sulphide; encased, cut, stained, molded sulphide. Flat, rectangular shape, face polished convex; sides polished flat; back polished flat; stained yellow on the back, sides, and around the sulphide; enclosing a molded sulphide plaque of rounded rectangular form, with relief molded equestrian figure, with a ribbon above inscribed "THE GLORIOUS MEMORY", letters stained yellow; a three-lobed shamrock below; reverse flat.
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