Gouverneur Morris Battersea Enamel Tieback
England, circa 1785 - 2 x 1½ inches
 
Portrait tieback in Battersea enamel depicting Gouverneur Morris, one of the leading statesmen of the early republic. Morris served in the Continental Congress and later as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where he played a central role in shaping the final language of the United States Constitution.
 
Condition: Very fine.