Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: Benjamin Franklin
Object name
Figurine: Benjamin Franklin
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
Overall: 14 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 in. ( 36.5 x 10.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Full length porcelain portrait of Benjamin Franklin in pink coat, yellow waistcoat with floral pattern, and brown striped trousers, with scroll in right hand and tricorn hat in left; low rectangular base with indented corners, black and yellow checkerboard pattern on top, and gilding around sides; marbled pedestal rises from top of base and supports figure from behind.
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn
Object Number
1924.90
Provenance
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
