GEORGE WASHINGTON: Original MOUNT VERNON Wallpaper Relic (President, Mt. Vernon)

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GEORGE WASHINGTON: Original MOUNT VERNON Wallpaper Relic (President, Mt. Vernon):
$18.50

George Washington:

OriginalPiece of Wallpaper from Mount Vernon

(with Provenance)

You areofferding on a piece of wallpaper that was retrieved as a relic from Mount Vernon,the famous home of George and Martha Washington.The piece measures about .50\" x .50\" andoriginally accompanied an envelope that was inscribed on the front in pencil:\"Bits of wall paper torn from a roomin the mansion at Mt. Vernon Va. 1885. The paper was imported from Europe andput on the wall by Genl. Washington and Genl. La Fayette.\" The back ofthe envelope flap says: \"Given toHNS by Mrs. Croffert. Harriet Stevens.\"The wallpaper was likely imported from France, perhaps at therecommendation of La Fayette himself. After personally speaking with Mount Vernon personnel and undergoing ourresearch on the Mount Vernon website, we were excited to learn that this exact same wallpaper type was removed by Mount Vernon personnel in January 1929 from George and Martha Washington’s bedchambers, whichis not only where the twoslept but was also George’s death room in 1799. Read further downbelow for more information on this discovery of exciting information!

This is one of maybe a few snippets that we will offer from our collection to recoup some of our original investment.

Rarity and Provenance: We purchased the wallpaper directly from Heritage sale Galleries in 2016.The wallpaperintrigued us because we have never seen Mount Vernon wallpaper for sale anywhere in the past and just had to snatch it up. In their sale description, Heritage sale Galleries alsostated they\'dnever seen Mount Vernon wallpaper in the past. As to any existing public or private collections, we only know of the New York Historical Society has a few small snippets of wallpaper from elsewhere in the home, but that is all we\'ve ever seen as it relates to collections.

Our Research and resulting proven wallpaper Provenance: We know just as well as you do that provenance on itemssuch as this meanseverything. After all, we have been sellingauthentic historical relicsfor the past 17 years. After purchasing the wallpaper from Heritage sale Galleries (as noted above), we researchedthe history of wallpaper in general at Mount Vernon. After personally speaking with Mount Vernon personnel and undergoing ourresearch on the Mount Vernon website, we were excited to learn that this exact same wallpaper type was removed by Mount Vernon personnel in January 1929 from George and Martha Washington’s bedchambers, whichis not only where the twoslept but was also George’s death room in 1799. We have included a photo/screenshot showing this information from the Mount Vernon website itself - it is the same wallpaper design as offered in this sale! Lastly, welocated a vintage postcard of the Washington bedchambers (late 1800s?) thatdisplays wallpaper matching the same descriptionas the one offered. This piece is such a great find and provides further evidence that this wallpaper was removed from George and Martha\'s bedroom. We spent in the thousands of dollars for this wallpaper collection and are selling some snippets to recoup some of our investment.

Thefollowing is included in this sale:

-A piece of original Mount Vernon wallpaper, measuringabout .50 x .50”

-A color photocopy of the three larger pieces of MountVernon wallpaper, originally offered by Heritage sale Galleries andpurchased by us (the current sellers). From this collection, we personally removed the piece of wallpaper that is offered in this sale.

-A color photocopy of the web page from the Mount Vernon website, showing the same wallpapertype discovered by Mount Vernon personnel inGeorge and Martha Washington’s bedchambers in 1929 (a.k.a. George Washington’s death room).

-A color photocopy of a vintage postcard of George andMartha Washington’s bedchambers (a.k.a. George Washington’s death room), showingthe same wallpaper type as offered in this sale.

We will start the offerding at a penny and let you ers decide the value of this great item.

As always, offer with confidence and feel free to send any questions and/or comments.

Good Luck and Happy offerding !

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