a copper medallion after Jean-Baptiste Nini (1717-1786) depicting Franklin in relief wearing his famous beaver-skin hat surrounded by title 'B. FRANKLIN / AMERICAIN', having date of 1777 and artist's cypher underneath Franklin's shoulder, in a conforming 19th Century oak frame dia. 3-7/8 in.overall: 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 in.