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Portrait relief of Benjamin Franklin
Giovanni Battista Nini (1717–1786)
French
18th century
1777
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Terracotta; gilt
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number91.122
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTerracotta gilded circular plaque. Profile of Benjamin Franklin wearing a fur cap, facing left, fur cap.
Signed
Signed under shoulder: NINI, coat-of-arms, date 1777.
InscriptionsInscribed within moulded circle: B. FRANKLIN.AMERICAIN.