Wall Hanging

France

1875 - 1900

  • Titles Wall Hanging (Descriptive)
  • Medium silk
  • Dimensions 111 × 78 1/2 in. (281.9 × 199.4 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Coleman Cooper, Palm Beach, Florida, 1984.224
  • Work Type wall hanging
  • Classification Furnishings and Equipment

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Oval blue jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of Jean Le Rond D'Alembert (1717-1783) Known mostly for his advances in mathematics and his association with Denis Diderot in the creation of the famous Encylopedie, but his other works were numerous and influential.
Diamond-shaped tri-colored jasper (white, sage green, and lilac) cameo with lilac relief "demon baby" and green leaf garland
Bust in profile right in uniform with the sash and Order of the Black Eagle.
Plate with decoration of tobacco leaf, butterfly