Object Number 2008.0018 A

Object Name

Miniature (Portrait miniature)

Title

George Washington

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Russell Birch (Artist)
04/09/1755-08/07/1834

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1800-1825

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. ; lower left; WB

Materials

Enamel ; Copper; Silver; Gilt; Brass

Techniques

Gilded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 2.62 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.62 (H) , 6.655 (W)

Measurement Notes

Above measurements are for the portrait. Frame dimensions are 3.75" height, 3.18" width.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Johnson, Dale T. 1990 American Portrait Miniatures in the Manney Collection.
• Related: for more information on William Birch, see pp. 82-4.