Plaque
James Tassie
1776–1825
Medium
White glass paste
Dimensions
3 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (9.2 x 7 cm)
Classification
Plaque
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession Number
83.2.285
Tags
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About the Artist
James Tassie · 1735–1799
James Tassie (1735–1799) was a Scottish modeler and gem engraver who became one of the most celebrated producers of portrait medallions and reproductions of antique gems in eighteenth-century Europe. Born near Glasgow, Tassie initially trained as a mason's apprentice before his artistic talents drew him toward finer work. Moving to Dublin, he collaborated with the physician and amateur chemist Hen...