Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: George Washington, (1732-1799)
Object Number:
1924.70
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 20.6 x 9.2 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front of base in gold lettering: "WASHINGTON"
marked: on rear of pedestal: "C" and "M" separated by a cross, with crown above.
Description:
Full-length porcelain portrait of George Washington in brown coat and black trousers, with scroll in right hand and left hand raised; octagonal base with stack of four large books located behind figure.
Gallery Label:
This figurine is related to 1924.57.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Charles Allen Munn
Provenance:
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
