Museum Collection

The final embellishment of George Washington's home, and perhaps its most distinguished feature is the "dove of peace" weathervane, which shines at...

Images of George Washington abound but the most faithful likeness remains a terra cotta bust created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The French sculptor vi...

This design is adapted from the distinctive ceiling design of the New Room at Mount Vernon. The design of the plaster ceiling features farm tools i...

Martha Washington understood her role as a national figure and the meaning conveyed by her personal appearance. She owned a seed pearl pin that was...

GW by Rembrandt Peale 1823. Because of its unusual shape, this painting is known as the porthole portrait. This is one of 79 portraits that Peale p...

The Washington's had a keen interest in gardening and delighted in nurturing rare and exotic plants which were sent to them from all over the world...

This cross-stich shell-pattern pincushion is adapted from a repeat pattern Martha Washington used for needlework cushions now in the Mount Vernon c...

The West Front of Mount Vernon, c. 1792 by Edward Savage No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this," wrote George Washingto...

The East Front of Mount Vernon, c. 1792 by Edward Savage George Washington once wrote that "No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated...

This shell is adapted from a repeat pattern Martha Washington used for needlework cushions now in the Mount Vernon collection.  Mrs. Washington com...

This is an exact reproduction of George Washington's most famous set of China, produced and decorated in Canton in 1784. It was brought to America ...

The West Front of Mount Vernon, c. 1792 by Edward Savage No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this," wrote George Washingto...

The original of this circa 1823 portrait by Rembrandt Peale, known as the "Porthole Portrait" because of its unique shape, was painted 24 years aft...

This extravagant design was originally made in China, probably for export to the Portuguese and Brazilian markets. Of all the 18th century dinnerwa...

The East Front of Mount Vernon, c. 1792 by Edward Savage George Washington once wrote that "No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated...

This extravagant design was originally made in China, probably for export to the Portuguese and Brazilian markets. Of all the 18th century dinnerwa...

This extravagant design was originally made in China, probably for export to the Portuguese and Brazilian markets.   Of all the 18th century dinner...

Make a grand statement with this exquisite four-poster bed, an authentic reproduction of the bedstead George and Martha Washington shared in their ...