Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: Benjamin Franklin
Object Number:
1924.89
Date:
ca. 1790
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 3 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 33 x 9.5 x 9.8 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: on front of base: "Dr. Franklin"
impressed: on back of base: "-43"
Description:
Full length earthenware portrait of Bejmain Franklin in flowered coat, yellow trousers and gren cape; square base with inscription and oval portrait medallion on the front and an oval medallion on each side.
Gallery Label:
This portrait of Franklin may have been originally modelled as a statue of William Pitt.
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.
