Frame
Gilbert Stuart
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Pewter, glass, paper
DATES
ca. 1800
DIMENSIONS
3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in. (8.3 x 8.3 x 0.6 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signature printed as part of the engraved image: "WASHINGTON / AEtatis 68" below portrait bust; "G. Stuart Pi[?]" on one side of oval medallion; "C. P. Harrison Scult." on other side of medallion.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
47.1.6
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Arthur W. Clement
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Circular pewter frame with plain border, enclosing a mirror on one side and an engraving of an oval bust portrait of George Washington on the other side. Wire ring attached at top edge of frame.
CONDITION: Glass on both sides cracked.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755â1828). Frame, ca. 1800. Pewter, glass, paper, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in. (8.3 x 8.3 x 0.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arthur W. Clement, 47.1.6. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 47.1.6.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 47.1.6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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