Bird's Eye View of Mt. Vernon-The Home of Washington
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
G. & F. Bill
CultureAmerican
Date1859
MediumLithograph, paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 7/8 x 13 1/2 in. (25.1 x 34.3 cm)
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (33.7 x 35.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 12 7/8 x 17 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (32.7 x 43.5 x 4.4 cm)
Overall: 13 1/4 x 13 7/8 in. (33.7 x 35.2 cm)
Overall, Frame: 12 7/8 x 17 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (32.7 x 43.5 x 4.4 cm)
InscribedTitle and "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1859 by G. & F. Bill, in the Clerks Office of the District Court of Massachusetts".
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Drewery Smith
Object number49.12.1
Not on view
DescriptionA tinted lithograph of Mt. Vernon. Fourteen buildings and sections of the ground are numbered on the print and explained in the bottom margin. Couples and families are shown on the walks sightseeing. A piece of the print and paper 3.375"h x 10"w is turned over at the top and there are nine pieces of the margin or margin and sky laying loose in the back between the print and the backing. In a simple pine frame.
October 25, 1888
O. Winston Link