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Designer:
Jean-Baptiste Nini, Italian, active Italy and France, 1717 - 1786  Search this
Subject:
Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706 - 1790  Search this
Medium:
Molded terracotta
Dimensions:
H x diam.: 1.7 × 12 cm (11/16 × 4 3/4 in.)
Type:
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Medallion
Place:
France
Date:
1777
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Profile portrait facing left. Franklin wears a fur hat and a neck tie. Molded frame. Text along perimeter of inner circle reads: B. FRANKLIN / AMERICAIN
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Accession Number:
1941-68-1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b8eef9eb-eabe-400d-abba-bf798c26f178
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1941-68-1