Title: Medallion of Benjamin Franklin
Object type: Medallion
Date: 1779
Artist:  Jean-Baptiste Nini 
Artist bio: Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Stoneware
Dimensions: Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Credit line: Gift of George A. Lucas, 1901
Geography: Made in    France      
Department: The American Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Benjamin Franklin, term: Men, term: Profiles