Bust of George Washington
cast and painted plaster
with foundry mark of the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co., New York to reverse, along with cast artist signature, date, and certification: New York City, N.Y. I hereby certify and solemnly swear that the Bust upon which this certificate appears is a perfect reproduction of the Life-Cast Bust of Washington, cast and molded from life at Mount Vernon, Va. in the year 1785, by the eminent French sculptor, Jean Antoine Houdon (see Washington's Diary, Oct. 12th, 1785). The original Life-Cast Bust is now owned by Miss Belle A. MacDonald of New York City. -Wilson MacDonald, Sculptor, with cast notary seal and signature of T.B. Wakeman.
Height 18 inches.