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Tomb of Washington

Tomb of Washington,
Robertson, Seibert & Shearman (Maker),
N. S. Bennett (Publisher),
c.1860
Tomb of Washington
Tomb of Washington,
Robertson, Seibert & Shearman (Maker),
N. S. Bennett (Publisher),
c.1860
Tomb of Washington, Robertson, Seibert & Shearman (Maker), N. S. Bennett (Publisher), c.1860
Status
Not on view
Date1858
Lithographer (American, active 1859 - 1861)
Printer (American, active 1859 - 1861)
Publisher (American, active c. 1860)
Geography Printed - United StatesMade - United States
DimensionsImage (H x W): 11 in. × 16 1/8 in. (27.94 cm × 40.96 cm) Overall (H x W): 12 1/8 in. × 15 1/8 in. (30.8 cm × 38.42 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mowry, 1962
Object numberEV-1210
DescriptionThis print is an image of the New Tomb of Washington. Visitors in nineteenth-century dress gather and view the tomb.
MarkingsPrinted in ink above the tomb, within the image: “Within this enclosure / Rest / the remains of Gen. George Washington". Printed in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: “Lith. & Printed in Colours by Robertson, Seibert, & Shearman 93 Fulton St. N.Y.” Printed in ink below the image, centered: “Tomb of Washington. / (Published by N.S. Bennett, in aid of the Ladies Mount Vernon Association.)”
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