plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Louis XVIII
Maker
Escalier de Cristal
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped gilt metal
SizeOverall D: 6.5 cm
Accession Number84.3.169
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped gilt metal frame. Flat, circular plaque, with polished faces and concave cut rims; enclosing a molded white sulphide portrait bust (Louis XVIII), facing sinister, inscribed "ANDRIEU F." at the shoulder; flat on the reverse, impressed "A L'ESCALIER/DE CRISTAL/A PARIS."; telescoping two-part gilt metal frame, both with bands of repeated tiny fans and ropework at the central rim; sides undecorated; front frame with soldered ring and 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 1820-1840
about 1820-1840
about 1820-1840
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