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American Art

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Made in United States

c. 1800

Artist/maker unknown, American

Watercolor and gouache on ivory
Diameter: 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm)

* Gallery 296, European Art 1500-1850, second floor

1955-1-25

Gift of Mrs. Daniel J. McCarthy, 1955

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