Object Number 1957.0820 A

Object Name

Wax picture

Title

IN MEMORY/ OF/ WASHINGTON

Category

Sculpture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Johann Christian Rauschner (Artist)
1760

Place of Origin

New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left on urn's pedestal; Rauschner= Fec:/ 1800-

Subjects

Animals; Native American; American Indian

Materials

Wax; Paint; Paper; Gilt; Moss; Shell; Twine; Glass

Techniques

Cast, Gilded

Construction Description

Veils and some drapery possibly wax-impregnated paper.

Dimensions (inches)

17 (H) , 22 (W) , 3 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.18 (H) , 55.88 (W) , 7.62 (D)

Object Description

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