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Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
18th century
plaster with paint
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This plaster medallion is painted to look like terracotta. The piece has a moulded plaster frame painted gold and black.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004 | Revolution! Documents from the American War of Independence. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1951 | The French in America. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. |
| 2009-2010 | Portrait Medallions of Jean-Baptiste Nini. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.422