| Title |
Banquet Hall, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915-1930
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| Description |
Banquet Hall, Mount Vernon, Virginia, circa 1915-1930. Caption reads: "In the Banquet Hall, the central ornament is the mantelpiece, of Carrara and Siena marble, carved in Italy and presented by Samuel Vaughan of London. The story goes that on its way to America the mantel was taken by French pirates, who sent it to its destination uninjured when they learned that it belonged to Washington. The Large Painting by Rembrandt Peale of Washington before Yorktown now hangs in the Corcoran Art Gallery at Washington." Postcard number R-51556.
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| Extent |
2 images; Postcard; color |
| Date |
1915/1930 |
| Location |
District of Columbia; Mount Vernon; United States; Virginia; North America; Washington |
| Subject(s) |
Postcards; Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) |
| Citation |
National Trust Library Historic Postcard collection |
| Permanent Link |
https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/8305
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| Rights |
http://vocab.lib.umd.edu/rightsStatement#CNE
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| Terms of Use |
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.
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