Ancestral home of George Washington.

Title & Author:

Ancestral home of George Washington.

Publication:

[between 1921 and 1999]

Description:

Pair of models : metal, felt ; 11 x 14 x 6 cm

Notes:
Souvenir models of Sulgrave Manor, England, in the form of a set of bookends.
"Sulgrave Manor, Northhamptonshire. The English home of the Washingtons was built by Laurence Washington who bought the estate from Henry VIII in 1539 A.D. Purchased in 1914 A.D. by the British-American Peace Centenary Committee it was restored and opened as a memorial and museum on June 21 1921 A.D. by Col. George Harvey, American ambassador"--Rear of model

Resources:
Donor bookplate
Donor bookplate
Image

Subject:

Sulgrave Manor (Sulgrave, England)
Architecture, Domestic England z. Sulgrave Models.
Buildings.
Sulgrave (England) Buildings, structures, etc.
England.
England Sulgrave.
Houses Great Britain England Sulgrave.
Manor houses Great Britain England Sulgrave.
Historic house museums Great Britain England Sulgrave.
Memorials Great Britain England Sulgrave.

Form/genre:

Souvenir Models (representations)
Bookends.

Holdings:

Location: Library cage objects 251016
Call No.: NA7333.S8 A5 1921
Status: Available

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