A.D. Emmart to Lucy Pickens

Containers:
Box 95
Scope and content:

A.L.S. Baltimore. Emmart and Quartley letterhead. Re restoration of dining room. Strength of plaster and woodwork good. Stucco ceiling, cornice, parts of mantel and walls need to be remodeled. Details method of doing work planned. Ceiling to be painted light grey, stucco and cornice picked out in soft white. Walls painted light tan drab (thinks original color), woodwork, door and window frames to be white, doors stained oak (thinks it was original), mantel stucco restored painted half polish black. Marble slab in fireplace restored, brick work repointed in cement, hearthstone mended with colored cement. Floor in good condition to be puttied, stained, waxed. Refers to work done in West Parlor. Gives cost estimate. Asks about board of workmen at Mount Vernon. ER-14, p. 196

Language:
English .

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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Parent terms of access:
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