Wooden George Washington plaque from James Crutchett’s Mount Vernon Factory, Washington, D.C., 1852
date: label: date made
content: 1859-11-14
label: associated date
content: 1859
label: associated date
content: 1935
name: label: maker
content: America Bank
notes: label: Description
content: Inspired by patriotic interest in the construction of the Washington Monument, Englishman James Crutchett produced souvenir George Washington keepsakes in his “Mount Vernon Factory.” In 1852 Crutchett contracted with John Augustine Washington to harvest wood from Mount Vernon for the purpose of making souvenirs. Crutchett’s souvenirs came with a certificate of authenticity issued under the authority of Crutchett; the Mayor of Washington, D.C.; and John Augustine Washington.
label: Description
content: Purchase, 2010
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Virginia
label: used
content: United States: Virginia
topic: label: referenced
content: Presidents
label: referenced
content: Politics
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Souvenir Nation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0013.01
label: catalog number
content: 2011.0013.01
label: accession number
content: 2011.0013
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in; x 7.9375 cm