Image Not Available

plaque

Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Juno and the Peacock

Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal

Dateabout 1820-1840

Techniqueencased, cut, molded sulphide, sheet metal frame

SizeOverall Diam: 11.5 cm

Accession Number84.3.59

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

Place Made

France

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, sheet metal frame. Flat, circular shape, with convex obverse and diamond-faceted flat reverse; enclosing a molded sulphide of a woman in clouds, balancing a peacock on her right knee (Juno and the Peacock), holding a small four-legged animal in her left hand; reverse flat; in a two-part, telescoping frame; both parts of "L" cross-section; with a soldered pad and ring on top, with a loose ring for hanging; paper label at the top, inscribed "#16" in ink.
Provenance

Provenance Remark

Provenance information not currently available online. Please check back in the coming weeks.