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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Mary and Infant Jesus

Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal

Dateabout 1820-1840

Place MadeFrance

Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped gilt metal

SizeOverall H: 12.6 cm, W: 8.1 cm

Accession Number84.3.56

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped gilt metal mounts. Flat, rectangular shape, with cut bold gadrooning on the sides and bottom; cut rectangular panels on each face; enclosing a molded sulphide figure of a crowned, standing woman (Mary) holding a child in her arms (Jesus), treading on a serpent, on an orb with a band around the center, inscribed with astrological symbols, reverse side of the sulphide flat; rectangular stamped gilt metal mount at top, with stamped roses and leaves on the side, a bulbous post on top, pierced, with a threaded wire loop 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).