Major Washington Gallery

America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of Her Illustrious Sons..., c. 1785

America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of her Illustrious Sons (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1785. George Washington (after a painting by John Trumbull), accompanied by Victory, looks on as the kneeling figure of America presents Liberty with portrait medallions of individuals who played important roles in the American Revolution. After etchings by Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

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Platter, c. 1826. Creator: James and Ralph Clews

Platter, c. 1826. Decorated with the allegorical figures of Justice holding a portrait of George Washington, and Liberty with her cap, flanking a landscape scene. Below are the words America and Independence, with the names of US states around the edge. Made in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, for the American market

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12c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Creator: American Bank Note Company

12c Washington trial color card proof, 1881. Trial color proof prepared for the 1881 International Cotton Exposition in Atlanta.;In 1881, the American Bank Note Company printed card proofs of all previously issued stamps in five colors--black, scarlet, brown, green, and blue--for the Post Office Department to show at the International Atlanta Cotton Exposition

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