State Dining Room

Containers:
Box HPC - Stereograph - Box 1
Creator:
Johnson, N. G. (Newton G.), Johnson, N. G. (Newton G.), and Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union
Language:
English .
Physical description:
Stereoscopic view the new room in the Mount Vernon Mansion. A large screen covers the fireplace and hearth. Mounted on orange board. The photographer's imprint on the front of the card reads, N. G. Johnson, Photographer, 317 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., Only Authorized Publisher of Mt. Vernon Views. A printed label on the reverse reads: State Dining Room, Or Banquet Hall, in which Washington gave his State Dinners, displaying Peal's [Rembrandt Peale] painting of Washington before Yorktown and the interesting old relic, the Mayflower Chair with its old-fashioned straight back, which was brought over in the ship Mayflower in 1620. Copyright by the Mount Vernon Association.
Dimensions:
6 15/16 in. x 3 7/16 in.
Related material:

Stereograph same as RP-3216 ; ST-7184 ; Waldsmith 139; Image identifier - DA_003335

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.