Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figurine: Benjamin Franklin
Object Number:
1924.90
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
Provenance:
The Collection of Charles Allen Munn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.