plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Napoleon I and Marie Louise
Makerpossibly
Dihl
Made FromLead Glass, Sulphide, Metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance, probably Paris
Techniqueencased, cut,molded sulphide,gilt cast metal mount
SizeOverall H: 9.7 cm, Diam: 6.9 cm
Accession Number84.3.152
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, gilt cast metal mount. Flat, circular shape, with polished, flat faces and double-chamfered rim; enclosing a molded sulphide portrait of a man and a woman (Napoleon I and Marie Louise), facing sinister, the man wearing a laurel wreath, the woman a tiara; reverse of the sulphide flat; cast gilt metal mount at the top, formed of overlapping leaves and berries at the front and back, with turned post and bulbous top, pierced, with a loose 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).
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).
about 1820-1840
about 1825-1840
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