Portrait Bust of Benjamin Franklin
Modeler
Josse Francois Leriche
(French, 1738 - 1812)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1756 - present)
Date1780-1785
MediumUnglazed hard-paste porcelain (biscuit)
DimensionsOverall: 11 3/8 inches (28.89 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-51
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DescriptionBust of Benjamin Franklin.ProvenanceWith E.F. Bonventure, Inc., New York, by 1933;
Purchased from E.F. Bonventure, Inc., through Harold Woodbury Parsons, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
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