Eleanor [Nelly] Parke Custis Lewis

Containers:
Box HPC - Cabinet Card - Box 2
Language:
English .
Physical description:
Albumen print on cabinet card mount of oval head-and-shoulders portrait of Eleanor [Nelly] Parke Custis Lewis. The cardboard mount has gold embossed edges. A handwritten caption on the front bottom mount reads, 'Nellie Custis - Copyrighted by H. S. Loury.' Once displayed in the relic cases in the museum at Mount Vernon. Photograph shows a good amount foxing.
Dimensions:
Cardboard mount: 4 3/16 in. x 6 1/2 in. (10.7 cm x 16.5 cm); Photographic print: 3 7/8 in. x 5 13/16 in. (9.75 cm x 14.7 cm)

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
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.