The Birth-Place, Home, and Tomb of Washington
Status
Not on viewDate1866
Engraver
Unknown
Publisher/Publishing house
Harper and Brothers
(American, active 1833 - 1962)
Geography
Published -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; woodcut engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/8 in. x 10 1/4 in. (38.42 cm x 26.04 cm)
Object numberPrint-5073/RP-774
DescriptionThis print sheet contains ten images relating to the life, family, and estate of George Washington.MarkingsPrinted in ink on the upper edge: "116", "Harper's Weekly.", "[February 24, 1866." / "The Birth-Place, Home, and Tomb of Washington."
Printedin ink below the pictures (clockwise from top left): "Site of Washington's Birth-Place." / "Sword and Staff." / "Residence of the Washington Family." / "Washington's Camp-Chest." / "Mansion, Lawn, and Out-Houses, Mount Vernon." / "The Tomb of Washington." / "Washington's Coffin." / The Lid." / "Room in which Washington Died, December 14, 1799." / "Pohick Church."
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