American Artifacts
Mount Vernon and George Washington
2010-10-30T15:00:27-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODRlXC8yOTU5NjgtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Curators and conservators at Mount Vernon talked about how they care for historic items and prepare them for display. They showed objects used by George Washington including a blue wool coat, a shaving kit, a leather canteen, fire buckets, and some Mount Vernon china.
Curators and conservators at Mount Vernon talked about how they care for historic items and prepare them for display. They showed objects…
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Curators and conservators at Mount Vernon talked about how they care for historic items and prepare them for display. They showed objects used by George Washington including a blue wool coat, a shaving kit, a leather canteen, fire buckets, and some Mount Vernon china. close
Curators and conservators at Mount Vernon talked about how they care for historic items and prepare them for display. They showed objects… read more
Curators and conservators at Mount Vernon talked about how they care for historic items and prepare them for display. They showed objects used by George Washington including a blue wool coat, a shaving kit, a leather canteen, fire buckets, and some Mount Vernon china. close
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