The Birthplace of Henry Clay

Name/Title

The Birthplace of Henry Clay

Entry/Object ID

1999.013

Description

Tinted picture of house nestled in a grove of trees, surrounded by a picket fence. A man is shown standing in front of the house. To the right is a field with a horse and plow in it. Just beneath image at bottom left: "Drawn on stone by A.C Smith." Just at bottom right: "By a daguerreotype from N. Fuller, Richmond." Centered beneath image: "THE BIRTHPLACE OF HENRY CLAY. / SLASHES OF HANOVER CO, VIRGINIA. / The figure is Wm. D. Taylor of Taylorsville. / Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1844, by N. Fuller Jr. in Clerk's office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Va." In plain wooden frame.

Dimensions

Height

20-1/4 in

Width

25 in