Benjamin Franklin and Louis XVI Signing Treaty of 1778
Benjamin Franklin and Louis XVI Signing Treaty of 1778

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Benjamin Franklin and Louis XVI Signing Treaty of 1778,

late 18th century

Manufactory: Niderviller Porcelain Factory, French pottery manufactor, active from 1754
Person depicted: Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706–1790
Person depicted: Louis XVI, King of France, French, 1754–1793
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Title
Benjamin Franklin and Louis XVI Signing Treaty of 1778
Dates

late 18th century

Medium
Biscuit porcelain
Dimensions
31.5 × 24.2 × 15.3 cm (12 3/8 × 9 1/2 × 6 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Collection
Object Number
y949
Inscription
Impressed on back: NIDERVILL
Culture
French
Type
ceramics, statues
Materials
biscuit
Subject
treaties, men, figures (representations), kings (people), statesmen

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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