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Article: Folks confused Washington and Franklin antiques and collecting By George! Folks confused Washington and Franklin.(Flavor/Gracious Living)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2009
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By Terry Kovel
Before photographs and television existed, some of the best likenesses of important people were created by makers of ceramics.
English Staffordshire potters made many versions of a figure about 15 inches high with a head that was altered to look like Benjamin Franklin or George Washington. This group of figures came in white or multicolored finishes.
Both the Washington and Franklin figures held a tri-corner hat and an open printed book. Franklin's hair is longer than Washington's and two different faces were used, both based on famous portraits . But in past centuries, few people would have been familiar with what the men looked ...