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Object NameMosaic Plaque

Made FromGlass

Date1940-1949

Place Madeprobably Egypt; possibly Eastern Europe

Techniquefused, ground, polished

SizeOverlay H: 4.3 cm, W: 4.2 cm, Th: 0.3 cm

Accession Number74.1.44

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Fakes and Forgeries Exhibition

Designs in Miniature: The Story of Mosaic Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque multicolored glass frit, dull and slightly pitted; fused then ground and polished. On a deep blue background, an orange woman in a white dress and long black Egyptian wig faces right and holds a long papyrus stalk in her right hand and extends a tray with three vessels in her left hand, below is a white table of offerings stacked with food, the scene is bordered by white squares alternating with rectangles composed of black, green, red, green, black bands, this is in turn framed by a medium blue border.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1974-12-12

Former Collection King Farouk