Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Artists

Description

Franklin in profile left, with fur hat. Verso is impressed with fleur-de-lys stamp. On exergue is stamped a crowned crest with hand and lightning bolt. Perforated at upper margin for hanging wire.

Dimensions

12 x 1.7 cm (4 3/4 x 11/16 in.) 280.2 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1938.