Object Number 1969.0769 A

Object Name

Wax portrait

Title

Portrait of a man (possibly Captain Nathan Winship)

Category

Sculpture

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Johann Christian Rauschner (Artist)
1760

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Date

1800-1840

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Wax; Paint; Paper; Slate; Wood; Glass

Techniques

Cast, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 1.6875 (W) , 3.375 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.62 (H) , 4.286 (W) , 8.572 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight, in frame. H and W of wax relief. Diam. of slate.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Bolton, Ethel Stanwood. 1929 American Wax Portraits.
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