Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
George Washington (1732-1799)
Object Number:
1957.33
Date:
1839
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: under the frame at the right: "G. Stuart"
Gallery Label:
This miniature of Washington was painted from an engraving by Laugier after a portrait painted by Gilbert Stuart. The artist seems to have come to America only about 1845, so the miniature was probably executed in her native France.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas W. Streeter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
