A black slate with SPQR carved into the center. The letter S painted in white, the P is cut with the white painted edges visible, the Q has no paint visible, and the R is gilt in gold leaf.
John E. Benson; cut slate demonstrating four stages of inscription: painting, initial cutting, finished cutting, gold leaf; 7 × 14.25 in; Newport, Rhode Island; ca. 1996. Gift of Dennis Ichiyama.
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