The Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Va.
Date1858
Lithographer
Currier and Ives
(American, active 1834 - 1907)
Publisher
Currier and Ives
(American, active 1834 - 1907)
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): 20 1/4 in. × 23 1/2 in. (51.44 cm × 59.69 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. James T. Neal, Vice Regent for Indiana, 1986
Object numberPrint-3818/RP-442
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 image: "The home of Washington / Mount Vernon, Va."
Embossed seal on bottom left states: "In aid of the ladies' Mount Vernon Association".
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c. 1859
c. 1850
1859-1861
1844-1850
