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Cameo Medallion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Oval blue medallion with white cameo relief bust of man in profile facing left. The man has short curly hair and wears a jacket with buttons and a ruffled collar. Text below bust reads "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN".

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1787
Medium:
Jasperware
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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