NO. 2092. CATALOGUE OF THE WASHINGTON RELICS— BELOTE. 5 



Mahogany footstool. — Original cover lacking. Re-covered about 

 1850 with large figured red, blue, green and brown Brussels carpet. 

 Used in Washington's bedroom at Mount Vernon. Length, 17 

 inches; width, 13 inches; height, 8^ inches. Lewis collection. 

 Cat. No. 92213, U.S.N.M. 



Two mahogany armchairs. — Open backs, Hepplewhite style, the 

 splats carved in shape of a shield with four vertical curved bars. 

 Arms curved outward and downward. Front legs straight, back legs 

 curved inward. Upholstered with black horsehair cloth. Part of 

 the furniture of the President's house in Philadelphia, during Wash- 

 ington's second administration, 1793-1797. Height, 40 inches; 

 width, 28 inches; depth, 19 inches. Lewis collection. Plate 6. Cat. 

 No. 92214-15, U.S.N.M. 



Two cherry criclcets.^ — Legs mortised through the tops and braced 

 with small blocks. Sides braced with curved brackets. Length, 

 16| inches; width, 12| inches; height, 11 J inches. Lewis collection. 

 Cat. No. 92217-18, U.S.N.M. 



Mahogany table with marhle top. — Frame plain. Legs curved out- 

 ward, terminatmg in globular feet. Top of encrinal gray limestone, 

 with reddish-brown and white tracings. Length, 44 inches; height, 

 30 inches; width, 26 inches. Lewis collection. Plate 27. Cat. No. 

 92402, U.S.N.M. 



Mahogany table. — Sides and legs elaborately carved with conven- 

 tional floral and geometrical designs. Top inclosed by a narrow 

 strip rising an inch and a quarter above the sides. Used at Mount 

 Vernon as a stand for ornaments and in serving tea. Height, 27 

 inches; width, 23 inches; length, 32 inches. Lewis collection. Cat. 

 No. 92640, U.S.N.M. 



Parlor mirror. — A central rectangular glass is surrounded by fom* 

 narrow sections of glass separated from the central piece by gilded 

 beadwork. The whole is inclosed by a broad carved gilt frame, 

 surmounted by a small rectangular section of glass inclosed by a 

 plain gilded bead. Above this rises an ornate slender crest of carved 

 wood in the shape of a vase with an ornamental scroll of gilt wire 

 arranged at either side extending down half the length of the mirror. 

 Size, 43^ by 30^ mches. Lewis collection. Plate 27. Cat. No. 

 92219, U.S.N.M. 



Large parlor mirror. — The glass is divided into two sections, not 

 separated by beadwork, and the whole is inclosed by a broad plain 

 gilt frame. A narrow oak frame has been added for the sake of pro- 

 tection. Size, 82 by 43 inches. Lewis collection. Cat. No. 92224, 

 U.S.N.M. 



• All objects not otherwise indicated were used by Washington at Mount Vernon. The Museum collec- 

 tions include a wooden model of this mansion showing its Interior arrangement and the additions made 

 at various times to the original house erected for Lawrence Washington in 1743. Length, 60 inches; 

 width, 24 inches; heighth, 24 hiches. Lent by Mr. H. H. Dodge. Cat. No. 25526S, U.S.N.M. 



