plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Young Boy
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased,polished,molded sulphide,stamp metal frame
SizeOverall Diam: 9.4 cm
Accession Number84.3.65
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, polished, molded sulphide, stamped metal frame. Circular shape, with polished convex face and flat back, enclosing a large sulphide bust portrait of a young man facing sinister, wearing a heavy fur coat over another coat, and a ribbon sash; reverse flat; ground rim; the circular metal frame in two telescoping parts, front with stamped tiny shells and a ring of beading, within a concave border; flat sides; threaded loop for hanging; back portion of the frame of "L" section with turned ring grooves.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
about 1820-1840
about 1820-1840