Cuisine of Martha Washington — Mount Vernon, VA — B. S. Reynolds Co. no. 64939

Description

Colored illustration of Martha Washington's kitchen at Mount Vernon, VA, showing a large wooden table, chairs, a fireplace with a brick oven and hanging utensils. On the reverse, printed text mentions the fame of the kitchen for its Virginia cuisine and the good condition of the brick oven. Handwritten French text expresses admiration for the antiquity of the scene and notes that visitors find a 'disease of antiquity' there.