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Fame was too earnest in her joy, too proud of such a son, To let a robe and title mask a noble Washington. -Eliza Cook.
Fame was too earnest in her joy, too proud of such a son, To let a robe and title mask a noble Washington. -Eliza Cook.

Fame was too earnest in her joy, too proud of such a son,
To let a robe and title mask a noble Washington.
-Eliza Cook.

The George C. Whitney Company (American, 1858–1942)
Medium/TechniqueChromolithograph and metallic pigment on embossed card stock.
DimensionsHorizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineLeonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession number2014.9393
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ClassificationsPostcards
InscriptionsYes: 19.1.17ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2011, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in the United States, Canada and Europe; 2014, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)