The Home of Washington, Mount Vernon, Va.
Date1860s
Lithographer
Currier and Ives
(American, active 1834 - 1907)
Publisher
Currier and Ives
(American, active 1834 - 1907)
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): 14 in. × 18 in. (35.56 cm × 45.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fields, 1994
Object numberEV-4258/RP-623
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, centered: “The Home of Washington. / Mount Vernon, Va."
Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: “Published by Currier & Ives".
Printed in ink below the bottom right corner of the image: “152 Nassau St. New York".
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c. 1859
c. 1850
1859-1861
1844-1850
