Sign for Mortlake House
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Edith Roosevelt
(American, 1861 - 1948)
Date1927-1960s
MediumWood, iron, paint
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2013.113.1
DescriptionWooden sign, two-sided, painted white, with black lettering reading, "MORTLAKE [image of an arrow] / HOUSE / 500 / FEET". In a lower corner, there is an enamled metal plaque that reads, "THE / APPROVED / WAYSIDE / STATIONS/ INC."; and "AN ENDLESS CHAIN / OF SUPERIOR SERVICE".
NotesObject Note: Edith Carow Roosevelt purchased her maternal great-grandmother's house in Brooklyn, Connecticut and called it Mortlake House. Status
On view
Benjamin Butler
Captain Aaron Bissell Sr.
