Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . WASHINGTON S MIKUOR. Washingtons l)a<ro;a£re during the Revohition. It containstwelve lari^e white glass flasks, thirteen inches in height. U8 MOUNT VERNON One of the mirrors, liighly ornamented with elaborate carvings, and bearing the arms ofthe Washington family, was in asmall parlor adjoining the greatdrawing-room ; and the other, aplaiji one, also bearing the familyarms, in gilt upon a deep blueground, at the top, was in anotherparlor, adjoining the library. The tissue paper was madeexpressly for Washingtons use
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . WASHINGTON S MIKUOR. Washingtons l)a<ro;a£re during the Revohition. It containstwelve lari^e white glass flasks, thirteen inches in height. U8 MOUNT VERNON One of the mirrors, liighly ornamented with elaborate carvings, and bearing the arms ofthe Washington family, was in asmall parlor adjoining the greatdrawing-room ; and the other, aplaiji one, also bearing the familyarms, in gilt upon a deep blueground, at the top, was in anotherparlor, adjoining the library. The tissue paper was madeexpressly for Washingtons sheet bears his name andcrest, and a rude figure of Libertywith the pileus and cap, formingthe water-mark. The paper is quite coarse in texture com-pared with that manufactured at the present time. Theengraving of the water-mark is half the size of the WATER-MARK.
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