Framed Print of George Washington with Mirror
Framed Print of George Washington with Mirror
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- Description
- Small, double-sided, circular coved frame with flat outside edge; obverse contains a glazed, stipple-engraved, oval, bust-length portrait of George Washington (Athenaeum type) titled "WASHINGTON / Ætatis 68" below (Hart 395, Stauffer 1282), while reverse holds a mirror. Dirty knotted cord tied through tiny hanging loop at top. No marks on frame.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- frame, picture
- mirror
- date made
- mid 19th century
- 1820 - 1850
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- United States: New York, New York City
- place used
- United States
- Physical Description
- pewter (frame material)
- ink (print material)
- paper, wove (print material)
- glass (glazing material)
- mirror glass (mirror material)
- cotton (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in;.635 cm x 8.255 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0027.84
- catalog number
- 1986.0027.84
- accession number
- 1986.0027
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Dr. Joseph H. Kler
- subject
- Personal Accessories
- Politics
- Portraits
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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