plaque
Object NamePlaque with Sulphide of Man in Military Dress
Made FromGlass, sulphide, gilt metal
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place MadeFrance
Techniqueencased,cut,molded sulphide,gilt stamped metal
SizeOverall Diam: 7.8 cm
Accession Number84.3.96
Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white sulphide; encased, cut, molded sulphide, gilt stamped metal mount. Flat, circular shape, obverse polished and convex, reverse flat; enclosing a molded sulphide portrait of a man, facing dexter, in military uniform; reverse side flat; in a gilt-metal frame of "L" cross-section, with two bands of beading and a band of ropework on the side, the back flat and undecorated; soldered metal loop at the top, with a loose, twisted square wire ring 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 1825-1840
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