George Washington - Stafford County VA
N 38° 17.630 W 077° 26.880
18S E 285917 N 4241252
A relief portrait of George Washington is on display at his boyhood home near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WMBQF4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2011
Views: 2
A profile of George Washington framed by ribbons and leafy branches was created by A. W. Jones, a sculptor from New York. It hangs in the visitor center at
Ferry Farm
which was Washington's boyhood home. A small plate next to the relief reads:
George Washington Plaque
Signed A. W. Jones
New York
Patented 1858
This plaque, with profile bust of GW within a rococo revival
frame of ribbons and foliage, is signed on the reverse "A.W.
Jones, Sculp. NY," and was patented in 1858. That year
marks the 100th anniversary of when GW left the army after
the French campaign on the frontier and returned to Mount
Vernon. 1858 is also the year that the Mount Vernon Ladies'
Association began restoring Mount Vernon. It is likely that
the plaque was intended to commemorate these events.
The coordinates are at the front entrance of the visitor center.
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Where is this sculpture?:
268 Kings Hwy
Fredericksburg, VA USA
22405
Sculptors Name: A. W. Jones
Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed
Website for sculpture?: Not listed
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