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Brenna Reistad
Apr 305 min read
MIA - Paintings
Judith Presenting Herself to Holofernes Antonio Gionima 1720s Italy Oil on canvas 62.45 The Jewish heroine Judith is famous for beheading...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 306 min read
MIA - Renaissance
Cassone (chest) Unknown artist c. 1600 Italy Walnut, gilt Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and a Clerical Donor...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 307 min read
MIA - Greek and Roman Art
Apulian Red Figure Fish Plate 4th century BCE Italy Ceramic L2001.443-5 This plate is typical of painted ceramics from Apulia, a region...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 309 min read
MIA - Other
Africa Kono altar second quarter of 20th century Bamana Mali Wood, cloth, soil, beeswax, animal blood, unidentified materials 2012.65 The...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 303 min read
MIA - Jewish Art
Arm reliquary c. 1350-1400 France Silver, parcel gilt, ruby, saphires, garnet, spinel, beryl, quartzes, pearls, rock crystal 2016.37 A...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 3014 min read
MIA- Asian Art
Amitabha Unknown Artist 19th Century China White and mottled green nephrite 92.103.14a,b Religious images in jade are relatively rare,...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Kenmore Gardens
Lives and Legacies Blog has a great article about the Gardens of Historic Kenmore here
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 292 min read
Kenmore- Buildings
Built by George Washington's sister, Betty Washington Lewis, and her husband, Fielding Lewis, this Georgian-style, brick mansion reflects...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Silver Shop
I got to have a special moment on this trip. I was reunited with an amazing friend from my jewelrysmithing class in college, Chris! Chris...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Governor's Palace and Gardens
Governor's Palace and Gardens Historic Site: Governor's Palace What was it like to be the governor of Virginia? What was it like to serve...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Main Grounds and Buildings
Visit Animals Grounds Buildings and Shops
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Museum
Museum and Education Center The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation Gallery Smallsword Martha Washington Clothing Gown Interpretation of...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Slave Quarters
Slave Quarters We entered one of the huts of the Blacks, for one can not call them by the name of houses. They are more miserable than...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 294 min read
Tombs and Memorials
Tombs and Memorial George Washington died in his bedchamber at Mount Vernon on December 14, 1799. His last will outlined his desire to be...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 294 min read
Greenhouse and Gardens
About the Greenhouse George Washington's greenhouse, one of the largest buildings on the Mount Vernon estate, was designed to not only...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 291 min read
Grounds
Ha-ha Walls George Washington wanted to keep farm animals away from the Mansion without obstructing visitors' views of a pastoral...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 296 min read
Mt. Vernon - Other Buildings
Blacksmith About the Blacksmith Shop The Blacksmith Shop was essential to the running of the plantation and vital to Washington’s...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 283 min read
Mt. Vernon - Bedchambers
Downstairs Bedroom This bedchamber accommodated some of the many visitors who stopped at Mount Vernon before, and especially after,...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 282 min read
Mt. Vernon - New Room
Washington called this room—the last addition to the Mansion and the grandest space in the house—his “New Room.” With its two-story-high...
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