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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Man in Military Uniform
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Date1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, stamped metal mount
SizeOverall H: 9.6 cm, W: 6.6 cm
Accession Number84.3.85
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, rectangular shape, with convex face, star-cut reverse; enclosing a molded white sulphide bust of a man, facing dexter, wearing a military uniform, including several medals; reverse flat; stamped metal floret and threaded wire through a hole drilled in the top.
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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