Summary: | Artist's depiction of Martha Washington's sitting room, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1934. Caption reads: "An interesting detail in this picture is the tiny, private staircase, seen through the open door in the background. By these stairs, General Washington could mount from the library to his bedroom above, and avoid the company with which the house was always filled after his retirement from the Presidency." |
Provider: | Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Mount Vernon |
Temporal subject: |
1931-1940
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Mount Vernon |
Topical subjects: | Parlors |
Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) |
Washington, Martha, 1731-1802
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Genre: | Postcards |
Watercolors |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Unknown |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://www.lib.umd.edu/NTL/queries.html. |