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Commemorative design with profile of George Washington

(American, 1816 to 1818–1874)
1859
Medium/TechniqueSteel engraving
DimensionsSheet: 7.5 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Mount: 22.5 x 15.2 cm (8 7/8 x 6 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Abram Edmands Cutter
Accession number01.8924
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, on scroll held by personification of Liberty: HE LIVED / for his / COUNTRY In plate, under profile of Washington: Born Feb 22 AD 1732 / Died Dec 14 -- 1799 In plate, around upper edge:DESIGNED BY H. BILLINGS, ENGRAVED BY THE AMERICAN BANK NOTE CO. In plate, around lower edge: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by H. Barnes in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts
ProvenanceBy 1900, Abram Edmands Cutter (b. 1822 - d. 1900), Brookline, MA; 1901, bequest of Abram Edmands Cutter to the MFA. (Date accessioned: October 1, 1901)