Franklin Images and Artifacts

Portraits and paintings
Full-sized painted portraits of Franklin, generally in oil
Miniature portraits
Miniature portraits on various substrates
Sketches and original artwork
Pencil, pen and ink, and pastel drawings of Franklin
Engravings and prints: portraits
Engraved and printed portraits of Franklin.
Engravings and prints: scenes
Engravings and prints depicting Franklin engaged in various activities.
Manuscripts
Manuscript letters to or from Franklin
Medallions and plaques
Medallions, medals, and plaques.
Sculptures
Statues, statuettes, and figurines composed of various materials
Printed works
Illustrations from works written by or about or printed by Franklin
Realia
Objects of various sorts actually owned or otherwise associated with Franklin
Ephemera and miscellaneous
Printed ephemera and miscellaneous objects bearing likenesses of Franklin.
Items associated with Franklin
Miscellaneous materials associated with Franklin or his relatives


Realia

Title: Battery of Leyden jars (probably acquired by Franklin in his later years)
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg37

Title: Battery of Leyden jars (variant view)
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg285.008

Title: Sample sheet of Bery stencils
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg612.004

Title: Close-up of head of Franklin's oil-filled cane
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg493.002

Title: Full-length view of Franklin's oil-filled cane
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg493.001

Title: Folding library chair owned by Franklin (seat folded up).
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg900.002

Title: Franklin's miniature chess set, set up for use, with view of silver, egg-shaped container. The kings are 1.75 cm tall.
Date: n.d.
ID #: FAP 181

Title: Chess set (fruitwood), set up to play, with later board
Date: ca.1750-1780
ID #: Cabinet of Curiosities - [neg672]

Title: Chessmen from fruitwood chess set. King is 9cm tall.
Date: n.d.
ID #: Cabinet of Curiosities - [neg819]

Title: Tall case "grandmother" clock made by Edward Duffield, associated with Franklin.
Date: n.d.
ID #: neg313.001

Title: Metal box for enclosing diploma for Franklin's honorary Harvard degree (see diploma listed under Manuscripts)
Date:
ID #: B F85di - [neg564]

Title: Sundial made by John Iles, London, associated with Franklin by the family of the donor.
Date: 1725
ID #: neg314

Title: Wedgwood Slavery medallion "Am I not a man and a brother,"
Date: ca.1788
ID #: Cabinet of Curiosities - [neg958]

 

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