American School 19th century After David Eccleston (English, d....

American School 19th century
After David Eccleston (English, d. 1816)

Wax profile miniature of George Washington

Inscribed on verso, "George Washington B. 1732 - D. 1799," mounted on velvet ground, framed.

2 7/8 in. x 2 1/4 in. (sight)

PROVENANCE:

Narberth, Pennsylvania collection

David Eccleston, an English Quaker, sent Thomas Jefferson a medal honoring Washington in 1807. The medal was struck in 1805 from dies cut by Thomas Webb.