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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Napoleon I

Maker Barthelmy Desprez Jr.

Made FromGlass, sulphide, metal, wood

Dateabout 1820-1830

Techniqueencased,cut,molded sulphide,stamped metal, paint

SizeOverall H: 14 cm, W: 9.9 cm

Accession Number84.3.186

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

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France

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped metal, painted wood. Flat, oval plaque, both faces polished flat; rim chamfered; enclosing a molded sulphide portrait bust of a man (Napoleon I) facing sinister, inscribed "ANDRIEU F." at the base of the neck; reverse flat, impressed "D.P" in the center; mounted in a black-painted rectangular wood frame with rounded brass trim; back covered with a yellow velvet-lined, hinged oval metal plate with pointed latch; gilt metal stamped foliate hanger at the top, with loose ring for hanging.
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