Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Figurine: George Washington, (1732-1799)
Object Number:
1924.62
Date:
ca. 1818-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 6 x 5 in. ( 36.2 x 15.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Full length earthenware portrait of George Washington holding scroll in right hand and tricorn hat in left; white with gold pencilling, black shoes, grey hair, polychrome face; oval base with rock mound.
Gallery Label:
See China Collecting in America by Earle, p. 269 , #24
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.
