Lord Vernon's Coat of Arms
DateUndated
Artist
Unknown
Medium/TechniqueInk and watercolor on paper; hand-colored engraving.
DimensionsOverall (H x W): 10 9/16 in. x 8 9/16 in. (26.83 cm x 21.75 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edmonia Mason McClurg in memory of her first husband Lt. Commander Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason, 1910
Object numberM-833
DescriptionThis print is a hand-colored engraving of the English Lord Vernon's family coat of arms. Lord Vernon is the source of the name of the Mount Vernon estate and was famed for his career as a British naval officer.MarkingsPrinted in ink below the image: "Vernon Semper Virat / Vernon, / Lord / Vernon".
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1850-1950
c. 1790-1797
