Medallion with glazed paste portrait of Charlotte of Prussia
Medallion of colourless glass with glazed paste, probably of plaster or sulphides (crystal ceramics), sanded edge with small chips. [...] profile portrait of Charlotte of Prussia (1798- 1860), later Empress of Russia, a daughter of King Frederick William III and his wife Luise, facing right. [...]. It can be assumed with great certainty that [...] the medallion formerly kept in Prenzlau comes from Zechlin. [Verena Wasmuth]
[...] round "lens", curved at the front, perhaps 4 cm in diameter. When the hot glass mass was still malleable, a kind of stamp was pressed into the back of it. The imprint was later etched with acid. Viewed from the front, the impression is like that of a relief. It depicts a young lady with her hair tied up high and corkscrew curls over her ears. [...]
Dominikanerkloster Prenzlau
Kulturhistorisches Museum
Uckerwiek 813
17291 Prenzlau
Germany