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Commemorative design with profile of George Washington
1859
Medium/Technique
Steel engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7.5 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Mount: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.)
Mount: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter
Accession Number01.8924
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsPrints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, on scroll held by personification of Liberty: HE LIVED / for his / COUNTRY
In plate, under profile of Washington: Born Feb 22 AD 1732 / Died Dec 14 -- 1799
In plate, around upper edge:DESIGNED BY H. BILLINGS, ENGRAVED BY THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.
In plate, around lower edge: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by H. Barnes in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts
In plate, under profile of Washington: Born Feb 22 AD 1732 / Died Dec 14 -- 1799
In plate, around upper edge:DESIGNED BY H. BILLINGS, ENGRAVED BY THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO.
In plate, around lower edge: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by H. Barnes in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts
ProvenanceBy 1900, Abram Edmands Cutter (b. 1822 - d. 1900), Brookline, MA; 1901, bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter to the MFA. (Date accessioned: October 1, 1901)