Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ngton Lafayette 286 112. G. W. P. Custis at the age of seventeen years 294 113. Crayon Profile of Washhigtou 290 114. Crayon Profile of Mrs. Washington 297 115. Washingtons Inkstand 300 116. Mural Candelabra 301 117. Ancient Lantern 301 118. Sideboard, Tea-table and Punch-bowl 303 119. Washingtons Silver Candlestick 303 120. Morning—a Landscape by Winstanley 305 121. Evening—a Landscape by Winstanley 305 122. Dr. James Craik 318 123. Bed and Bedstead on which Washington died 323 124. Room in which Washington died 324 1
Mount Vernon and its associations, historical, biographical and pictorial . ngton Lafayette 286 112. G. W. P. Custis at the age of seventeen years 294 113. Crayon Profile of Washhigtou 290 114. Crayon Profile of Mrs. Washington 297 115. Washingtons Inkstand 300 116. Mural Candelabra 301 117. Ancient Lantern 301 118. Sideboard, Tea-table and Punch-bowl 303 119. Washingtons Silver Candlestick 303 120. Morning—a Landscape by Winstanley 305 121. Evening—a Landscape by Winstanley 305 122. Dr. James Craik 318 123. Bed and Bedstead on which Washington died 323 124. Room in which Washington died 324 125. Silver Shield on Washingtons CofBn 327 126. Washingtons Bier 329 127. The Old Vault in 1858 330 128. General Henry Lee 332 129. McPhersons Blue 334 130. Bushrod Washington 337 131. Westford 338 132. Washingtons Marble Coffin 342 133. Lid of Washingtons Coffin 342 134. Washingtons Tomb 343 135. Washingtons Liquor-chest 347 136. Washingtons Mirror .347 137. Water-mark 348 138. Washingtons Address Card 348 139. Pitcher Portrait 350 MOUNT YERION AND ITS 1^ N many an ancient\^ volnmc in the lib-rary at Mount Yer-/Xr^P-^ Vt lion, while the man-?^ 11 / i-A^/ 1 sion remained m the possession of theWashington family,was the engravedbook-plate of the il-lustrious proprietor,which displayed, asusual, the name andarmorial bearings ofthe owner. The lan-guage of heraldrylearnedly describesthe family arms ofWashington as ?argent^ two bars (jules in chief, three mulletsof the second. Crest, a raven, with wings, indorsed proper^issuing out of a ducal coronet, 6*/. All this may be in-interpreted, a white or silver shield, with two red bars across WASHINGTON S BOOK-PLATE. 14 MOUXT VERNON it, and above tliem three spur rowels, the combination ap-pearing very much like the stripes and stars on our nationalensign. The crest, a raven of natural color issuing out of agolden clucal coronet. Tlie three mullets or star-figures indi-cated the filial distinction of the third son. Bac
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