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PLAQUE

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

A round flat plaque to be used as the top of a table or as a base. It is made in slate with malachite slabs as a veneer. The pattern is called double design because the piece of malachite is sliced and the pattern is thus formed.

Object name:
PLAQUE
Made from:
Malachite -- slate
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
2.5 x 25.4 cm (1 x 10 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
21.239
Class:
HARDSTONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1975