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Plaque (Benjamin Franklin plaque or medallion)
Barthelemy Desprez Jr.
1815-1825
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Barthelemy Desprez Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
- Glass (sulphide)
- Porcelain
Museum Object Number
1959.0562
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0562
Object Name
Plaque (Benjamin Franklin plaque or medallion)
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Barthelemy Desprez Jr. (Maker)
Place of Origin
Paris; France; Europe
Date
1815-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: impressed on reverse side
Inscription: "DESPREZ,/ Rue des Recolets/ No. 9, a Paris"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Benjamin Franklin
- Political figure
- Historical
Materials
- Glass (lead)
- Glass (sulphide)
- Porcelain
Techniques
- Sulphide
- Cut
Dimensions (inches)
0.433 (H) x 2.598 (W) x 2.953 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
1.1 (H) x 6.6 (W) x 7.5 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: p. 399, no. 417 (mentioned)Catalogue: Jokelson, Paul. 1988 Cameo incrustation : the great sulphide show : a loan exhibition : the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, April 21-October 23, 1988 presented by the New York-New Jersey Paperweight Collectors Association.
• Similar object: p. 87, Fig. 114Article: Palmer, Arlene. 1979 American Heroes in Glass: The Bakewell Sulphide Portraits. American Art Journal. 11 (January)
• Similar print and form: fig. W.21, p. 200.Book: Palmer, Arlene. 2004 Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: from Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co.
• Yellow ware version of same plaque: p. 99. col. pl. LVII (photo reversed?). Attributed to Herculaneum based on same print on marked jugs.