George Washington (small military bust)
a design by
Edward Savage
(American, 1761–1817)
1783
MintSoho Mint, Birmingham, England
Medium/TechniqueCopper
DimensionsDiameter and weight: 28 mm, 7.5 gm (1 1/8 in., 0.26 oz.)
Credit LineThe Sidney A. and Ellen M. Wien Collection—Given in their memory by Claire W. and Richard P. Morse
Accession number2004.1150
On View
Not on viewClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
ProvenanceCollected by Sidney A. Wien (1902-1962), Atlanta, Georgia, between the mid-1940's and 1962; by descent to his daughter, Claire W. Morse, in 1962; to the MFA in November 2004, gift of Claire W. and Richard P. Morse.
