Mount Vernon Gem (Commemorative Medallion)

Multiple artists/makers

1859

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Mount Vernon Gem (Commemorative Medallion)
Engraver: American Bank Note Company (New York, NY)
Retailer: Horace Barnes and Co. (American, Boston, Massachusetts, active 1850s)
Manufacturer: James Crutchett (American, 1816–1889)
Sitter: George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Date: 1859
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet, diameter: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Frame, diameter: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Martin, 1938
Object Number: 38.145.253
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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