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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 281 min read
Mt. Vernon - Study
After George Washington's return to Mount Vernon at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, the study became his retreat from...
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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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Brenna Reistad
Apr 283 min read
Mt. Vernon - Central Passage
The central passage is the entryway into the Washingtons' home, the place where visitors who came by carriage through the west front...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Mt. Vernon - Dining Room
About the Dining Room This is one of the most striking spaces in the Mansion. The Dining Room is part of the original house, built in...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Mt. Vernon - Piazza
Views from the back porch The two-story piazza is the Mansion's most distinctive architectural feature. Extending the full length of the...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Main House
George Washington's property, Mount Vernon, on the banks of the Potomac River, stands as one of America's most beautiful historic sites....
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 287 min read
African Art
Buffalo Mask and Feather Costume (Primary Title) Bushcow Mask and Feather Costume (Former Title) Unknown (Artist) 19th–20th century Bamum...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 2812 min read
American Art
Allegory of Painting (Primary Title) Pittura (Painting) (Former Title) Pompeo Battoni, Italian, 1708 - 1787 (Artist) 1772 Italian Oil on...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 281 min read
Modern Jewelry
Bracelet Blue Shell 18-karat gold, platinum, diamonds, fancy colored diamonds, sapphires 2015.198 Flower and Leaves Ca. 1958 18-karat...
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Brenna Reistad
Apr 272 min read
Romantic Bronzes
All Photos by Brenna Reistad “Bronze” “While the term ‘bronze’ is often applied to 19th century statuary, foundries frequently used...
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