<em>Plate (Pope Leo XIII)</em>, ca. 1893. Glass, 1 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (3.2 x 25.1 x 25.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.192. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.192_bw.jpg)

Plate (Pope Leo XIII)

Medium: Glass

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Dates:ca. 1893

Dimensions: 1 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (3.2 x 25.1 x 25.1 cm)

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Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

Accession Number: 40.192

Image: 40.192_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Round frosted pressed glass plate with profile bust portrait of Pope Leo XIII in the center. Rim decorated with colorless reserved registers at the four cardinal points decorated with religious emblems, including (clockwise from top): papal crown, sword, bleeding heart, and papal staff and key. Beaded border fills rim between these registers.

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