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George Washington Parke Custis Salt print portrait. N.p.: n.d.
Estimate: $4,000-$6,000
Sold
$3,000
Live Auction
Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Location
Cincinnati
Description

George Washington Parke Custis
Salt print portrait. N.p.: n.d.


5 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. oval salt print affixed to cardstock mat along upper edge.

A rare photograph of George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857), the grandson of Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, and step grandson of George Washington. At 21 he inherited a substantial fortune from his father and used it to build Arlington House, a plantation home on a hill above the Potomac River overlooking the capital city, Washington. Arlington House was used to display Washington family relics, and later became the home of Robert E. Lee.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

Condition
Toning, creasing (particularly to left side), some surface abrasions/paper loss, splotches, and unevenness/clipping to edges.