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Snuffbox with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Catalog Data

Attribution:
Francois Dumont, 1751 - 1831  Search this
Copy after:
Joseph Siffred Duplessis, 22 Sep 1725 - 1 Apr 1802  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin Franklin, 17 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory and tortoiseshell
Dimensions:
2.5 × 6cm (1 × 2 3/8")
Type:
Decorative Arts
Date:
1779
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Stock  Search this
Nature & Environment\Shell  Search this
Container\Box\Snuff box  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Male  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Literature\Writer  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Scientist  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Crafts and Trades\Printer  Search this
Benjamin Franklin: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library Company of Philadelphia
Object number:
PA020067
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm494ab93fb-f2df-4f26-bf7a-38e4aba6389f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA020067