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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Juno and the Peacock
Made FromLead glass, sulphide, metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
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)
Not On View
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
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 1825-1840
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