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33. Prince Anton and Princess Elizabeth Bibescu of Romania

Bas relief portrait plaque of Prince Anton Bibescu (1878–1951) and Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibescu (1897–1945). Bibescu was Minister of the Romanian Legation in Washington, D.C. 1920 –1926. Cast by Whitehead and Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey.

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33. Prince Anton and Princess Elizabeth Bibescu of Romania

Christian Petersen papers, RS 26/02/52, Iowa State University, Special Collections and University Archives.

Date

1923-1926

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

4 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 cm)

Weight (in gr.): 192.734

Description

Bas relief portrait plaque of Prince Anton Bibescu (1878–1951) and Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibescu (1897–1945). Bibescu was Minister of the Romanian Legation in Washington, D.C. 1920 –1926. This plaquette was produced three years after Elizabeth Bibesco (English writer) was famously painted by Augustus John. Cast by Whitehead and Hoag Company, Newark, New Jersey.

Markings

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Provenance / Location

The Newark Museum, New Jersey, 29.2138 NM. Gift of Whitehead and Hoag, Co., 1929.

American Numismatic Society collection: https://numismatics.org/collection/2011.3.8

Alternate Title(s)

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Notes / Sources

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