Collection Highlights
Study for "Carmen Jones"
1944
2001.104
Watercolor and graphite on paper
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Figurine: Benjamin Franklin
Object name
Figurine: Benjamin Franklin
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 15 1/4 x 5 x 4 1/4 in. ( 38.7 x 12.7 x 10.8 cm )
Description
Earthenware figurine of Benjamin Franklin in blue coat with orange cuffs, yellow waistcoat with floral pattern, and scarlet knee pants, with scroll in right hand and tricorn hat in left; oval base with rock mound and tufts of grass; erroneously inscribed "George Washington".
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn
Object Number
1924.61
Marks
inscribed: on front of base in gold cursive lettering: "General Washington"
Gallery Label
This object is erroneously inscribed as "General Washington."
Provenance
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
