Ruin of Old Slave Quarters, Mount Vernon
Ruin of Old Slave Quarters, Mount Vernon

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Ruin of Old Slave Quarters, Mount Vernon,

ca. 1883

Luke C. Dillon, born 1844 /45, New York, NY; active ca. 1874–86, Washington, DC
2020-399

Information

Title
Ruin of Old Slave Quarters, Mount Vernon
Dates

ca. 1883

Maker
Luke C. Dillon
Medium
Cabinet card
Dimensions
image: 10 × 14.7 cm (3 15/16 × 5 13/16 in.) mount: 10.8 × 16.5 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.) mat: 27.9 × 35.6 cm (11 × 14 in.) frame: 36.2 × 43.8 × 4.8 cm (14 1/4 × 17 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David B. Long in memory of Donald C. Long
Object Number
2020-399
Place Made

North America, United States, Virginia, Mount Vernon

Type
albumen prints, cabinet photographs
Subject
plantations, quarters, houses, ruins

Purchased by David B. Long; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2020.

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