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Lithographic Print

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-50613

Description

A colored overview of Mt. Vernon with a solitary male mourner at the tomb of Washington. It is in a mahogany veneered Empire frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lithographs
prints (visual works)
lithography
mahogany (wood)
veneer
paper (fiber product)
commemoratives
Empire (style)
mourning
tombs
Lithography
Unidentified Paper
Tomb
Mourning
Commemorative
Mahogany Veneer
Empire
PRINT, LITHOGRAPHIC

Inscription

Printed in the lower margin is: Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St., NY.

Associated Person

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Associated Building

Subject Mount Vernon,

People and Organizations

Mount Vernon

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Maker

Currier, Nathaniel (Maker)

Location of Origin

New York, NY, USA

Dimensions

11.875 x 16.375 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Amelia W. Little

Accession Number

1986.44

Places

New York state (United States)

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