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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of a Baby
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped metal mount
SizeOverall H: 9.3 cm, W: 7.7 cm
Accession Number84.3.87
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped metal mount. Flat, circular shape, with polished flat circular window, with step-cut edge, petal-cut rim, with rounded radial ribbing on the reverse; enclosing a molded sulphide of a baby, wearing a ribbon, holding a beribboned trident in his upraised right hand, leaning on a pillow, sitting on a large, tasseled pillow; stamped metal mount on top, with flowers and scrolls, with a soldered 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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