Washington Before Boston
Date1786-1899
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm x 6.99 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, 1981
Object numberW-2823
DescriptionWashington Before Boston. Original obverse, error reverse (MCCLXXVI). Choice About Uncirculated. Baker-47Z (pg. 57).Obverse: profile bust of George Washinton, facing right; subject's hair is long and loosely tied back with a ribbon: DU VIViER/PARIS. F." under truncation: inscription: "GEORGIO WASHINGTON SVPREMO DVCI EXERVITVVM ADSERTORI LIBERTATIS/COMITIA AMERICANA."
Reverse: George Washinton on horseback, overlooking a city, talking to 3 or 4 other people on horseback and pointing off in the distance; inscription" "HOSTIBUS PRIMO FUGATIS/BOSTONIUM RECURERATUM/XVII. MARTII/MCCLXXVI."
Published ReferencesBaker reference from Medallic Portraits of George Washington, Edited by Russ Rulau and George Fuld, 2nd Edition, 1999, ISBN 0873416813
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18th Century
1775-1795
1860-1870