Washington Returns to Mt. Vernon
Date1916
After
Edward Percy Moran
(American, 1862 - 1935)
Publisher
Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company
Subject
George Washington
(American, 1732 - 1799)
Subject
Martha Washington
(American, 1731 - 1802)
Subject
William Lee
(American, 1772 - 1840)
Subject
Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis
(American, 1779 - 1852)
Subject
George Washington Parke Custis
(American, 1781 - 1857)
Geography
Made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueInk on tin-plated iron; possibly offset lithograph.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 19 7/8 in. x 26 3/4 in. (50.48 cm x 67.95 cm)
Image and plate extends to the edges of the overall object.
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985
Object numberSC-157
DescriptionHistorical scene depicting George Washington's return to Mount Vernon after the Revolutionary War. George Washington is just arriving in the central passage at Mount Vernon, where he greets Martha Washington and a young Nelly Custis. Behind Washington are two men dressed in cloaks and military uniforms. Behind Martha on the stairs are four women in gowns, and standing in a doorway is an African-American enslaved man possibly meant to represent William Lee. As this is a cigarette advertisment, there is an image of a package of cigarettes inserted into the scene in the bottom right corner of the image.SignedPrinted in bottom left corner of image: "Percy Moran" followed by a swastika.
MarkingsPrinted at top of image on left in cursive script: "Piedmont".
Printed at top of image on right in italic script: "The Cigarette of Quality".
Printed at bottom of image centered in block script: "Washington returns to Mt. Vernon".
Printed at bottom of image on right in block script: "Copyrighted 1916 by Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. New York/ E-2409".
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c. 1867-1899
c. 1780-1790
1860-1870
c. 1808-1812
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