Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Luce Center
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Object Number:
1942.605
Date:
1777
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: around bust: "B. Franklin - American 1777"
inscribed: under shoulder: "Nini/F1777 (with coat of arms)"
sticker: on back: " Brought from France in 1806/by John Greenwood of New York;/procured through kindness of/M. Caritat, who kept the f
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Eliza R. and Miss Mary M. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
