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George Washington Sulphide Portrait
France
Baccarat, circa 1800
Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches) Maximum Length: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches)
(702330)

Circular clear glass plaque with faceted edges, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of George Washington; "WASHINGTON" inscribed on reverse of sulphide; sulphide by French sculptor Louis Jean Desprez; gilded metal ring and collar

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>George Washington Sulphide Portrait<BR>France<BR>Baccarat, circa 1800</B><BR>Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 inches) Maximum Length: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 inches)<BR>(702330)<BR><BR>Circular clear glass plaque with faceted edges, enclosing a sulphide profile portrait of George Washington;
     
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