[Washington's Tomb, Mt. Vernon]
Photograph
W. S. Coursey
Maker
[Washington's Tomb, Mt. Vernon]
1870
Tintype
Image: 1 7/16 × 1 15/16 in. (3.7 × 4.9 cm) (1/9 plate)
Case: 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 3/4 in. (7.3 × 6.4 × 1.9 cm)
Purchase
Inscriptions Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 576
Entry 576 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Old miniature tintype made in 1870 by W.L.Coursey of Murray, Ky. Taken from an old engraving of Good Washington’s Tomb, Mt. Vernon. He was [?], and this was one of first attempts. Very poor. Traded for 2 tiny dolls. Worth 3.50
Entry 576 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Old miniature tintype made in 1870 by W.L.Coursey of Murray, Ky. Taken from an old engraving of Good Washington’s Tomb, Mt. Vernon. He was [?], and this was one of first attempts. Very poor. Traded for 2 tiny dolls. Worth 3.50
