Medallio
Object type: Medallion
Department: The American Wing
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Nini
Artist bio: Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1776–1800
Medium: Galvonplast (probably galvano-reproduction)
Dimensions: Diam. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Geography: Probably made in    France  
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession year: 1883
Tags: Benjamin Franklin|Men|Profiles