Tudor Place to Unveil New Martha Washington Exhibit in Commemoration of the America’s 250th Anniversary

Tudor Place Historic House & Garden in Washington, D.C., will unveil “Founding Fortunes: The Estate Sale of Martha Washington,” a special exhibition opening on Wednesday.

The centerpiece of America 250 at Tudor Place, the exhibition explores the historic 1802 public sale of Martha Washington’s household contents at Mount Vernon, revealing what the Washingtons’ worldly belongings—and the people who desired them—say about the values, aspirations and divisions of early American society, according to a press release from the site.

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