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Source Description
A large oval, faceted glass crystal is mounted in an elaborate scrollwork frame of pinchbeck, a copper-zinc substitute for gold. Embedded in the crystal is a white, sulphide relief of Leda and the Swan. The sulphide technique of enclosing porcellaneous reliefs within crystals was patented in England by Apsley Pellatt in 1831.
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Document identity
localId
14331
label
Brooch with Sulphide Relief
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
14331
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Brooch with Sulphide Relief
description
A large oval, faceted glass crystal is mounted in an elaborate scrollwork frame of pinchbeck, a copper-zinc substitute for gold. Embedded in the crystal is a white, sulphide relief of Leda and the Swan. The sulphide technique of enclosing porcellaneous reliefs within crystals was patented in England by Apsley Pellatt in 1831.
provenance
Mrs. John N. Adkins [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, November 14, 1972, by gift.
date
1860s
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
brooches
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.1
height
5.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 x W: 2 1/8 in. (4.1 x 5.4 cm)
Source extras
med
crystal, copper alloy, sulphide
creator_ids
6197
6184
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2704
2513
2054
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
367ef55aeb8abfea