Unusual, Large, Hand-painted Reward of Merit with George Washington, Liberty, Joseph Brant 2 pound weight On the reverse is written

On the reverse is written Smallwood on both frame and matte

topped with brass tacks at the center of each

but have not been able to find another brush quite like this one

Works great and certainly well suited for mood lighting

1854) was the son of Abijah Crane 1741-1817)

Unusual, Large, Hand-painted Reward of Merit with George Washington, Liberty, Joseph Brant 2 pound weight On the reverse is writtenI've looked at quite a good number of rewards of merit and this seems a rare and unusual one to me extra large in size, and featuring images of George Washington (in bust portrait and in action), a classically depicted Liberty (in red robe and crowned portrait), and a soaring eagle. At lower right is a portrait of, I believe, Joseph Brant Thayendanegea, Native American of the Mohawks, who led the Six Nations in unifying to fight for the British during