Tomb Of Washington, Mount Vernon
Artist
Luke C. Dillon
(American, active 1870s - 1890s)
Publisher
Luke C. Dillon
(American, active 1870s - 1890s)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1884-1894
MediumAlbumen cabinet card
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 7/8 × 5 13/16 in. (9.8 × 14.8 cm)
Overall: 4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (10.8 × 16.5 cm)
Overall: 4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (10.8 × 16.5 cm)
InscribedOn reverse: "TOMB OF WASHINGTON, MOUNT VERNON." / Copyrighted by LUKE C. DILLON, Photographer to Mount Vernon," / "Office at Pullman's Gallery, 935 Penn. Avenue, Washington, D. C."
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Object number0.3236.1
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen print cabinet card depicting George Washington's tome. The image shows the entrance/path to the gates with the tome beyond and trees in front of the fence.Label TextLuke C. Dillon American (active 1870s-1890s) Albumen print photograph cabinet cards, ca. 1884-1894 (Left) caption on reverse: "WASHINGTON'S ROOM AND THE BED ON WHICH HE DIED" (Center) caption on reverse: "TOMB OF WASHINGTON, MOUNT VERNON" (Right) caption on reverse: "MRS. WASHINGTON'S ROOM WHERE SHE DIED" Anonymous Gift 0.3236.1-.3 Luke Dillon worked as a photographer for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association from 1884 to 1894. In addition to purchasing these souvenir photographs of the rooms where George and Martha Washington died and the tomb where they were interred, visitors making a pilgrimage to Mount Vernon could hire Dillon to photograph them on the lawn with the house itself.Exhibition History"First in the Hearts of His Countrymen: America Remembers George Washington 1732-1799," Chrysler Museum of Art, Nov. 23, 1999 - Summer 2001.
ca. 1870
