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George Washington

F. C. Key & Sons

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored medal with a raised portrait of a man. The man has short, curled hair and wears a coat with a high collar and a bow tie. The words "GEORGE WASHINGTON" are raised on either side of the portrait, curving around the top half. The bottom has raised numbers, "1789 1798". The entire medal has a border made of small, connected, rounded rectangles. The medal sits on a white surface, casting a small shadow to the right.

Artwork details

Date:
1878
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 597 px
Museum record:
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