George Washington Pewter-Rim Portrait Engraving
Circa 1825 - Frame: 5 x 5 inches; sight: 2¾ x 2¾ inches
 
A finely engraved miniature portrait of George Washington, issued in a format intended for mounting within a molded pewter surround, a distinctive and widely favored mode of early nineteenth-century domestic commemoration. Such portraits were produced for display in modest interiors, where they served as compact yet potent expressions of patriotic sentiment and reverence for the founding generation.
 
Condition: Very fine; not examined out of frame.