George Washington Parke Custis
Salt print portrait. N.p.: n.d.
Salt print portrait. N.p.: n.d.
Sale 2112 - Visions of America: The Stephen White Collection
Oct 24, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$4,000 -
6,000
Lot Description
George Washington Parke Custis
Salt print portrait. N.p.: n.d.
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.
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