The Tomb of Washington: Mount Vernon VA

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The Tomb of Washington: Mount Vernon VA
The Tomb of Washington: Mount Vernon VA
Publisher (American, 1857 - 1907)
Datelate 19th century
MediumHand-colored lithograph on paper
DimensionsComposition: 11 1/2 × 16 1/16 in. (29.2 × 40.8 cm) Sheet: 13 1/2 × 17 1/4 in. (34.3 × 43.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams, Class of 1891, 1959
Object number1959.87
Not on view
DescriptionScene of Washington's tomb with a few figures walking around the monument.
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Provenance 1959: Hamilton College, by bequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams.
Markings None noted.
Published References Frederick A. Conningham, CURRIER & IVES PRINTS: AN ILLUSTRATED CHECKLIST (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983), no. 6110
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed "PUBLISHED BY CURRIER & IVES," at lower left in typeset in black ink; "152 NASSAU ST. NEW YORK." at lower right in typeset in black ink; "THE TOMB OF WASHINGTON. / MOUNT VERNON V.A." at lower center in typeset in black ink.
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