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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of a Baby

Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal

Dateabout 1820-1840

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

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Place Made

France

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.
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