Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State

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Object Details

Maker
B.B. Ellis (Engraver, active England ca. 1780), after Pierre Eugene Du Simitiere (Swiss, American, 1737-1784), Talwin & Foster (British, 1783-1790)
Date
ca. 1785
Geography
United Kingdom: England: Middlesex
Culture
British
Medium
paper; engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 28 in x 28 in; 71.12 cm x 71.12 cm
Provenance
Undocumented
Inscriptions
Inscribed "Gen Washington directing to restore to Justice the Sword which gained Independence to America." Marks: Talwin and Foster Bromley Hall, Midd.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Jay Ide
Collection
The Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number
RR-1972.0025