The Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Va.
Date1858
Lithographer
Currier and Ives
(American, active 1834 - 1907)
Publisher
Currier and Ives
(American, active 1834 - 1907)
Agent
James H. Turck
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; chromolithograph.
DimensionsImage (H x W): 11 1/4 in. × 15 3/4 in. (28.58 cm × 40.01 cm)
Overall (H x W): 16 in. × 19 7/8 in. (40.64 cm × 50.48 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2000
Object numberPrint-5289/RP-875
DescriptionThis print is an early view of the east front of Mount Vernon mansion. On the lawn, in the foreground, are two groups of people and a man standing alone, top hat in hand, looking directly at the viewer. Trees frame the image in the foreground, on the right.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "James H. Turck, General Agent."
Printed in ink below the image, centered: "The Home of Washington / Mount Vernon, Va."
Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "For the New England States".
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c. 1859
c. 1850
1859-1861
1844-1850
