Collection Highlights
Physician's saddlebags w/bottles & bundles
1800-1850
1954.11
Leather, metal, glass, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Title
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Date
1792-1800
Medium
Bisque on marble base
Dimensions
Overall: 14 1/2 in. ( 36.8 cm )
Description
Portrait bust
Credit Line
Bequest of Mr. Charles Allen Munn
Object Number
1924.87
Marks
inscriptions: on front: "Franklin"
inscribed: on back: "Sevres"
Gallery Label
A posthumous echo of Franklin's popularity, this porcelain bust was modeled after Caffi
Provenance
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
