Objects

Design for George Washington Medal [Copy of a Gold medal presented to General Washington / by Congress on the Evacuation of Boston]
1800-1824
Pierre Simon Benjamin Duvivier (1730-1819); Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)
USA
Engraving on paper
engraving: 9 3/4 x 6 in.; matted: 14 x 11 in.
Gift of Dr. William L. and Mary B. Guyton Collection
82.54.5

Design for George Washington Medal Bookplate engraving; shows design for Washington medal; shows profile head of George Washington and Washington on horseback upon evacuation of Boston; reads "Copy of a Gold medal presented to General Washington / by Congress on the Evacuation of Boston / ---of the Washington Family obtained from the Herald's College London / 2 Copy of General Washington's Seal."