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Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Young Boy

Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal

Dateabout 1820-1840

Techniqueencased,polished,molded sulphide,stamp metal frame

SizeOverall Diam: 9.4 cm

Accession Number84.3.65

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

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Place Made

France

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.
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