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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Shakespeare

MakerProbably Falcon Glassworks of Apsley Pellatt & Co.

Made FromLead Glass, Sulphide, Leather or Paper, Velvet, Metal

Dateabout 1820-1830

Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide

SizePlaque Diam: 7.5 cm

Accession Number84.2.42

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

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Place Made

England, probably London, Southwark

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide, red leather case; encased, cut, molded sulphide. Flat, circular shape, obverse polished convex, reverse all-over nailhead-diamond faceted; enclosing a molded sulphide portrait of a man (William Shakespeare), facing dexter; fitted in a hinged circular case, covered with red leather (or paper ?) on the exterior, lined with red velvet on the inside of the cover, metal spring catch on the side.
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