Mrs. Washington's Kitchen

Dublin Core

Title

Mrs. Washington's Kitchen

Subject

Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 4-2. Building 02.
Custis Kitchen (Williamsburg, Va.)
Kitchens - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

Postcard featuring the Custis Kitchen created by C.T. American Art Blue-Sky and published by H.D. Cole, Williamsburg, Va.

The caption reads: "Williamsburg, Va. Mrs. Washington's kitchen. All that is left of her once imposing property, which was in the center of extensive grounds, enclosed by handsome Cedar and Holly trees."

Henry Dennison Cole operated the Cole News Shop located on the site of the present day Taliaferro-Cole Shop. He published many early postcards with illustrations of surviving 18th-century buildings in Williamsburg. His store provided maps, postcards, and travel pamphlets for early 20th-century tourists passing through the area.

Creator

C.T. American Art Blue-Sky

Publisher

H.D. Cole

Date

ca. 1920s

Rights

This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). For reproduction queries: Rights and reproductions

Format

jpeg

Type

Image

Identifier

AV-2000-02-15-R

Rights Holder

John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5.5 x 3.5 inches

Citation

C.T. American Art Blue-Sky, “Mrs. Washington's Kitchen,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed March 28, 2024, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/481.