Statuette of Benjamin Franklin (Ralph Wood), ca. 1790
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  Photo Courtesy of Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State |
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Burslem, Staffordshire, England
Ralph Wood II (the younger) (Attributed) Earthenware (pearlware) and ceramic glazes; H. 13 1/8 in. (33.4 cm), W. 5 in. (12.7 cm), D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm) Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State (Washington, D.C.), 83.62 
This 18th-century ceramic figure of Franklin is of a size that could be displayed within a home. It was created to take advantage of an increased market for ceramic images on the part of a prosperous English middle class.
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