General George Washington

Name/Title

General George Washington

Entry/Object ID

MP.2005.1 a-b

Description

Framed engraving, a- of General George Washington; profile of Washington's head and chest only; hair curled above ear and pulled back in ponytail tied with ribbon; wearing neck cravat and uniform coat; bust in oval setting; at bottom of oval is a crown over ornate circle with c-curve on each side; part of his coat hand-colored blue; part of outside oval design hand-colored red; circle design below crown painted half blue and half red; "General Washington" printed inside oval border: b- frame, glass cover, broken horiontally in half; frame is gold-colored metal thorny vine design; scalloped thorny vines extend out from frame; has heart at top with cross above it.

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, metal, glass, Paper, ink, watercolor, metal, glass

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 19th century Date made: 19th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

5-11/16 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.4 x 9.5 cm)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Glass broken in half; metal frame worn; tarnished and dulled; bottom right has a scallop piece missing.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

MP.2005.2 a-b - Engraving - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial