The Presidents House, Washington by Henry Brown and Carter, Andrews & Co.
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1831-1850
name: label: maker
content: Carter, Andrews & Co.
label: artist
content: Brown, H.
label: maker
content: Andrews, Joseph
notes: label: Description
content: Identified as the President’s House, this early view of the White House is a black and white line engraving depicting a Greek Revival-style building with two stories and a lower level. The image, a view during the Jackson presidency, features the South Portico and curved paths framed by brick walls.
label: Description
content: During this period much attention was given to the grounds, walks, shrubbery, and flower gardens, which were the pride of the president, the White House gardener John Ousley, and city gardener Jemmy Mahler. The White House was popularly known as President’s House, President’s Mansion, or President’s Palace during the period. It was formally named the Executive Mansion from 1810 until 1901 until Theodore Roosevelt established the name White House–Washington. This print is similar to prints of British and European palaces and estates, proclaiming a national pride in the home of the American president. The print would have been published in a view book with other like engravings and purchased as a gift, commemorative, or souvenir of Washington by an affluent member of society.
label: Description
content: The publishing company Carter, Andrews & Co. was based out of Lancaster, Massachusetts. Established in the 1830’s, the original drawing appears to have been created by H. Brown during this period but may have been published later. The engraver may have been Samuel Walker or J. Andrews but is not indicated on the print.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Lancaster
label: Associated Place
content: United States: District of Columbia, White House
topic: label: Subject
content: Architecture, Domestic Buildings
label: Subject
content: Architecture, Historic Residences
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: NMAH Reception Suite
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content: Peters Prints
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.60.3673
label: catalog number
content: 60.3673
objectType: label: Object Name
content: engraving
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: image: 5 1/8 in x 8 in; 13.0175 cm x 20.32 cm