Engraved Portrait Plaque

Object Name: 
Engraved Portrait Plaque

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Object Name: 
Engraved Portrait Plaque
Accession Number: 
65.3.68
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 9.5 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1834
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; blown (?), cut, polished, engraved. Flat, circular shape, polished flat on both faces; cut rim moldings; engraved on the reverse side with the bust-length portrait of a man, facing sinister; with long, curly hair, brushed forward, wearing a high collar and heavy coat; signed on the arm "D. BIEMANN"; engraved on the rim, at the bottom, "1834".
Department: 
Provenance: 
Davis, Cecil, Source
Color: 
Material: 
Inscription: 
Dominik Biemann, 1834
Signature and date
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