Sulphide of William Shakespeare

Object Name: 
Sulphide of William Shakespeare

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Object Name: 
Sulphide of William Shakespeare
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Scotland, Edinburgh
Accession Number: 
84.7.4
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.3 cm, W: 2.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1875
Credit Line: 
Gift of Arthur Rubloff
Primary Description: 
Opaque white sulphide; molded. Bust-length portrait of a man (William Shakespeare), facing dexter, with long, curly hair and curly beard, wearing a soft coat; inscribed "BARRE F." at the base of the shoulder; the reverse flat, inscribed in pencil "6".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Delomosne & Son Limited, Former Collection
1984-07-10
Rubloff, Arthur, Source
1984-07-10
Color: 
opaque white
Technique: 
molding

Publications (1)

Fine English and Continental Glass and Paperweights (sale #2916) (1984-06-19) #336; BIB# 6171