Medallion with Portrait
Medallion with Portrait

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Medallion with Portrait,

ca. 1425

French
y1946-99
In the early twentieth century, this head was surrounded by extraneous old glass to create a roundel for the American art market.

Information

Title
Medallion with Portrait
Dates

ca. 1425

Medium
Pot metal and colorless glass with silver stain
Dimensions
diam.: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.) head: 25 x 21 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906, for the Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection
Object Number
y1946-99
Place Made

Europe, France

Culture
French
Type
architectural elements, stained glass, medallions (medals)
Materials
glass, silver stain, pot-metal glass
Subject
portraits, red, figures (representations), yellow, pale yellow, blue

Didron Collection (Paris). Bashford Dean. Carl Otto von Kienbusch; 1946 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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