Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . MURAL CANDELABUA. ANCIENT LANTERN. room at Mount Vernon. They are each constructed of a mir-ror enclosed in a neat metal frame, resting upon an elaboratelywrought bracket, and surmounted by flowers and festoons ofleaves, all of the same material, and heavily gilt. In frontof the mirror is a crystal candlestick and branches, so placedas to have a brilliant reflection produced. 302 MOUNT VERNON Tliese lustres, as they were sometimes called, were im-ported from France, and formed a strong contrast to theancient dingy iron
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . MURAL CANDELABUA. ANCIENT LANTERN. room at Mount Vernon. They are each constructed of a mir-ror enclosed in a neat metal frame, resting upon an elaboratelywrought bracket, and surmounted by flowers and festoons ofleaves, all of the same material, and heavily gilt. In frontof the mirror is a crystal candlestick and branches, so placedas to have a brilliant reflection produced. 302 MOUNT VERNON Tliese lustres, as they were sometimes called, were im-ported from France, and formed a strong contrast to theancient dingy iron lantern which lumg in the great lantern, first hung up in the original cottage upon MountVernon by Lawrence Washington, continued its services thereuntil the death of the general. It had then cast its dim lightupon the entrance door full eighty years. It is still in service,having for more than fifty years lighted the great passage atArlington House, illuminating j)ictures by Yandyke and SirGodfrey Kneller. In the dining-room at Mount Yernon was another rel
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