George Washington Relics

ID: SIA Acc. 11-006 [MAH-4615]

Creator: United States National Museum Photographic Laboratory

Form/Genre: Glass negatives

Date: 1880

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-006, Box 014, Image No. MAH-4615

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Summary

George Washington's camp chest unpacked: four tin pots with detachable wooden handles, five tin plates, three tin platters, two tin boxes, two knives, three forks, a gridiron with collapsible legs, a tinder box, eight glass bottles with cork stoppers, two glass bottles with pewter tops for salt and pepper, and a woolen sack with six compartments. On display in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building.

Subject

  • Washington, George 1732-1799
  • United States National Museum
  • United States National Museum Department of Arts and Industries
  • Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)

Notes

Stabilized broken glass negative.

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Acc. 11-006, Box 014, Image No. MAH-4615

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1880
  • 1880s

Restrictions & Rights

  • No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
  • No Copyright - United States

Topic

Presidents

Place

United States

Form/Genre

Glass negatives

Local number

SIA Acc. 11-006 [MAH-4615]

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