plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Man in Military Uniform
Maker
Royal Manufactory at Montecenis
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased, polished, molded sulphide, metal mounts
SizeOverall Diam: 8.1 cm
Accession Number84.3.55
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, polished, molded sulphide, metal mounts. Circular shape, one side polished convex, the other flat; enclosing a molded sulphide bust-length portrait of a male, facing sinister, in military dress; reverse side of the sulphide flat, impressed "Montcenis"; in a circular metal frame, with wire loop and two loose metal rings 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