Martha Washington: 109. Martha Washington Bicentennial Commemorative Plate Bottle
Name/Title
Martha Washington: 109. Martha Washington Bicentennial Commemorative Plate BottleEntry/Object ID
2005.12.01Description
On front in center of gold band with stars; in gold lettering, “Martha Washington 1776-1976” and red, white and blue label: In circle on left – “Genuine Regal China Handcrafted”; on upper right – “4/5 Quart, 80 Proof”; in center – “Beam, 200 months old”; along bottom – “Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Bottled by James B. Beam Distilling Co., Clermont – Beam, Kentucky.” On back: “Martha Washington Bicentennial Commemorative Plate Bottle, The First, “First Lady” – (1732-1802)”; “Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington in 1759. She was a woman of great charm, ability and wealth. In colonial days she was a symbol of social grace. She presided over the Executive Mansion with dignity and people often spoke of her as Lady Washington. These Bicentennial years remind us of how she shared the suffering and discomfort of the cold terrible winters with her husband at Valley Forge and other camps during the Revolutionary War. She never survived the shock of her husband’s death in 1799 and was buried beside him in Mt. Vernon in 1802.”; “She was truly THE FIRST, ‘FIRST LADY’.”; at bottom - “AT 164.”Collection
Permanent CollectionCategory
Plate, Memorabilia