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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2013.113.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Sign for Mortlake House
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2013.113.1 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Sign for Mortlake House

Original Owner (American, 1861 - 1948)
Date1927-1960s
MediumWood, iron, paint
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
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".

Object number2013.113.1
NotesObject Note: Edith Carow Roosevelt purchased her maternal great-grandmother's house in Brooklyn, Connecticut and called it Mortlake House.
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