The Newly Restored Blue Room At Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
10 / 12
The Newly Restored Blue Room At Mount Vernon
Join associate curator Amanda Isaac as she introduces the newly restored "Blue Room" at Mount Vernon. Our preservation team worked hard researching and restoring this room for a year, and we are proud to finally unveil it.
Visit Mount Vernon: https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/
Learn more about the Blue Room: https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/the-mansion/blue-room
Object Spotlight
10 / 12
Related Videos
9:47
Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
37,373
views
16:00
George Washington and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom (Full Movie)
Object Spotlight
3,358,900
views
3:48
The Story of an American Icon: George Washington's Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
5,404
views
2:34
Explore George Washington’s World: Teaching America’s History
Object Spotlight
1,556
views
5:58
George Washington's Gardens
Object Spotlight
1,242
views
2:41
Preserving George Washington's Home
Object Spotlight
6,713
views
10:30
Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
216,476
views
3:08
The Tomb of George Washington
Object Spotlight
3,291
views
24:08
Mount Vernon by Candlelight: A Christmas Tour
Object Spotlight
26,401
views
11:24
The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
2,746
views
9:46
Fred W. Smith National Library For The Study Of George Washington
Object Spotlight
583
views
4:12
How to learn about your family history
Object Spotlight
5,667
views
1:58
George Washington's Necessary
Object Spotlight
1,708
views
7:42
Digging up history: Archaeological Collection Tour
Object Spotlight
5,636
views
7:10
How do we take care of George Washington's Tomb?
Object Spotlight
13,293
views
12:45
Interview with George Washington
Object Spotlight
3,416
views
11:17
Animal Day at Mount Vernon!
Object Spotlight
3,240
views
18:01
The Enslaved of Washington at Mount Vernon | History Traveler Episode 122
Object Spotlight
195,114
views
25:42
Governor Larry Hogan: Leadership For A More Perfect Union
Object Spotlight
903
views
12:54
Valley Forge National Historical Park Tour
Object Spotlight
19,181
views
4:47
18th-Century Whiskey & Grains ft. Distiller Steve Bashore
Object Spotlight
2,806
views
10:09
Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology
Object Spotlight
4,788
views
2:34
George Washington's Innovative Invention: The 16-Sided Barn
Object Spotlight
4,073
views
4:32
How did George Washington get along with Native Americans? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
10,303
views
2:04
How did George Washington acquire Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
6,969
views
2:19
What advice would George Washington give to current leaders? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
4,847
views
2:41
What inspired George Washington to lead the United States?
Object Spotlight
3,225
views
2:03
How did George and Martha Washington meet? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
8,459
views
1:02
Was George Washington bald? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
7,848
views
1:06
Who was George Washington's Vice President? And what did he think about him? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
7,018
views
2:16
Did George and Martha Washington ever fight? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
10,822
views
1:08
Did George Washington BUY or INHERIT Mount Vernon? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
3,776
views
1:42
Who carried George Washington's casket? Freemasons? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
20,192
views
1:58
How did George Washington Become a Great General? #AskMountVernon
Object Spotlight
5,121
views
6:06
Martha Washington's Will
Object Spotlight
8,344
views
6:20
Ann Pamela Cunningham: The Woman Who Saved George Washington's Home
Object Spotlight
5,250
views
6:50
Mary Ball Washington: Who Raised George Washington?
Object Spotlight
18,602
views
58:41
LIVE in the Central Passage
Object Spotlight
15,258
views
1:09:57
WASHINGTON, DEATH, & DISEASE: A Conversation with Alexis Coe (FULL VIDEO)
Object Spotlight
2,096
views
4:27
The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
Object Spotlight
12,977
views
32:51
LIVE with Martha Washington
Object Spotlight
4,954
views
1:14:21
Washington Wednesday: George Washington's Youth
Object Spotlight
33,248
views
5:04
The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother
Object Spotlight
18,070
views
5:12
The Life of Martha Washington
Object Spotlight
45,906
views
4:24
The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
15,828
views
9:38
How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
Object Spotlight
3,791
views
21:49
Washington's War (Full Movie) - General George Washington and the Revolutionary War
Object Spotlight
1,112,937
views
25:27
LIVE Q&A with Martha Washington for Her Wedding Anniversary
Object Spotlight
3,169
views
2:57
A 230-year-old Tree Falls at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
6,733
views
1:31
Did George Washington Have a Christmas Tree?
Object Spotlight
8,285
views
1:35
How Long Did It Take to Restore the Mansion?
Object Spotlight
4,054
views
2:59
Would You Survive the French and Indian War?
Object Spotlight
12,719
views
3:31
18th-Century Fishing Techniques
Object Spotlight
8,291
views
3:18
How Did George Washington Make Money?
Object Spotlight
9,196
views
1:45
Hercules on the Death of George Washington
Object Spotlight
6,174
views
29:33
LIVE Sand Casting the West Front of George Washington's Mansion
Object Spotlight
1,809
views
1:19
What Was George Washington's Favorite Book?
Object Spotlight
6,245
views
2:06
What Disease Did George Washington Die From?
Object Spotlight
55,877
views
2:53
How Did Mount Vernon Get Its Name?
Object Spotlight
5,988
views
2:26
Why is the Kitchen Outside?
Object Spotlight
11,858
views
1:11
Did George Washington Watch YouTube?
Object Spotlight
1,836
views
1:02
How Long Did George Washington Ride His Horse?
Object Spotlight
3,405
views
2:05
What Was George Washington's Favorite Plant?
Object Spotlight
2,841
views
2:06
Did George Washington Use a Bath or Shower?
Object Spotlight
39,937
views
1:00
Did George Washington Go to School?
Object Spotlight
3,767
views
1:03
What Was George Washington's Favorite Food?
Object Spotlight
11,479
views
0:50
How Many Horses Did George Washington Have?
Object Spotlight
2,235
views
2:02
Did George Washington Have Kids?
Object Spotlight
31,774
views
1:05
How Did George Washington Get So Rich?
Object Spotlight
3,216
views
0:51
What Kind of Horses Did George Washington Own?
Object Spotlight
3,846
views
1:21
What is George Washington's Favorite Animal?
Object Spotlight
3,285
views
0:45
How Old Was George Washington When He Got Married?
Object Spotlight
4,713
views
1:38
What Did George Washington Eat?
Object Spotlight
22,775
views
2:38
What Was George Washington's Bed Made Of?
Object Spotlight
14,270
views
5:35
Nelly Custis' ORIGINAL Handmade Music Books
Object Spotlight
1,404
views
3:58
Things to Do at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
39,572
views
1:07:58
Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"
Object Spotlight
11,772
views
1:51
Did George Washington Have A Gun?
Object Spotlight
9,612
views
9:22
Inside George Washington's Harpsichord
Object Spotlight
14,682
views
5:18
Mount Vernon, George Washington's Refuge of Tranquility
Object Spotlight
5,601
views
1:40
Did George Washington Ever Kill Someone?
Object Spotlight
10,812
views
5:38
The Crucial Revolutionary War Battles Of Princeton and Trenton
Object Spotlight
24,013
views
3:01
Primary Sources on the Washingtons and Chocolate
Object Spotlight
1,102
views
1:08
Did George Washington Have Any Brothers and Sisters?
Object Spotlight
8,678
views
1:33
How Tall Was George Washington?
Object Spotlight
9,762
views
6:01
The Siege of Boston 1775
Object Spotlight
28,160
views
5:29
King George III and the American Revolution
Object Spotlight
581,902
views
5:29
Rick Atkinson on Writing the American Revolution
Object Spotlight
13,418
views
6:18
George Washington, A Novice General
Object Spotlight
18,455
views
6:31
Building a NEW Barn at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
1,891
views
0:55
Did Martha Washington Have Children With George Washington?
Object Spotlight
14,501
views
4:11
Did the Proclamation Line Start the American Revolution?
Object Spotlight
26,949
views
1:37
Martha Washington’s 1759 Arrival At Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
7,053
views
3:04
The American Constitution's Limitations on Abolishing Slavery
Object Spotlight
16,983
views
5:39
Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons
Object Spotlight
612,925
views
3:34
George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules
Object Spotlight
118,433
views
9:37
Telling The Story Of Slavery: A Visit To The National Archives
Object Spotlight
31,792
views
3:32
George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham
Object Spotlight
181,067
views
3:23
How Was Chocolate Made in the 18th Century?
Object Spotlight
4,314
views
0:34
George Washington's Front Parlor...Opening Soon!
Object Spotlight
3,050
views
3:24
George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee
Object Spotlight
109,668
views
4:36
An Original Quilt Made By Martha Washington
Object Spotlight
9,626
views
19:09
ORIGINAL Items The Washingtons Used For Entertaining
Object Spotlight
47,557
views
15:23
Chocolate in George Washington's America
Object Spotlight
25,106
views
1:24
What Was George Washington's Favorite Color?
Object Spotlight
16,564
views
2:10
Where Did Martha Washington Sleep as a Widow?
Object Spotlight
16,350
views
22:54
A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution (Full Movie)
Object Spotlight
400,544
views
25:05
Now Or Never: Yorktown Campaign of 1781 (Full Movie)
Object Spotlight
1,330,527
views
4:56
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
Object Spotlight
58,653
views
1:33
How Did Washington Feel About the Sons of Liberty?
Object Spotlight
13,066
views
2:00
What is the Oldest Tree on George Washington's Estate?
Object Spotlight
8,693
views
22:31
Nathaniel Philbrick: In The Hurricane's Eye Full Interview
Object Spotlight
2,336
views
1:48
The Genius of George Washington During the Revolutionary War
Object Spotlight
18,648
views
2:07
Was the French navy stronger than the British navy in the Revolutionary War?
Object Spotlight
16,580
views
1:46
Naval warfare during the Revolutionary War
Object Spotlight
1,978
views
1:02
Nathaniel Philbrick: Summary of In The Hurricane's Eye
Object Spotlight
1,027
views
1:13
The Leadership Style of George Washington
Object Spotlight
8,826
views
2:26
George Washington's relationship with the French Military
Object Spotlight
2,044
views
2:44
Nathaniel Philbrick on the role of water in the Revolutionary War
Object Spotlight
2,109
views
2:58
George Washington's role in the battle of the Chesapeake
Object Spotlight
7,311
views
28:28
Guided Tour of George Washington's Distillery
Object Spotlight
6,769
views
2:14
Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?
Object Spotlight
4,013
views
1:17
Fishing at George Washington's Farm
Object Spotlight
3,419
views
4:24
What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
Object Spotlight
1,007,842
views
2:59
RARE LOOK: Martha Washington's Shawl
Object Spotlight
7,540
views
2:09
Preserving Martha Washington's Shawl
Object Spotlight
972
views
2:14
Who was Benedict Arnold?
Object Spotlight
31,861
views
3:25
Colonial Angling on the Potomac River
Object Spotlight
1,435
views
0:58
How Old Was George Washington When He Died?
Object Spotlight
39,041
views
1:23
Were George Washington's Ancestors Farmers?
Object Spotlight
1,285
views
8:26
The Home Of George Washington's Ancestors: Sulgrave Manor
Object Spotlight
68,776
views
6:54
Revolutionary War British Soldier Camp Life
Object Spotlight
34,380
views
4:51
A DAY With BRITISH Revolutionary War Reenactors
Object Spotlight
27,602
views
4:35
Visiting A Colonial Market
Object Spotlight
5,004
views
3:01
Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
Object Spotlight
28,182
views
11:22
Save George Washington's View - President Doug Bradburn
Object Spotlight
204
views
0:28
Save George Washington's View - Stack Height?
Object Spotlight
612
views
4:25
Save George Washington's View - Regent Sarah Coulson
Object Spotlight
225
views
2:23
Save George Washington's Beautiful View!
Object Spotlight
931
views
2:10
Why Didn't George Washington Become King of the USA?
Object Spotlight
35,933
views
2:28
Did George Washington Have Good Handwriting?
Object Spotlight
10,760
views
2:09
What Did Washington Think of King George III?
Object Spotlight
128,239
views
1:18
Was George Washington's Family Rich?
Object Spotlight
16,997
views
2:45
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
Object Spotlight
2,840
views
1:18
How Did George Washington Vote on Independence?
Object Spotlight
2,951
views
1:12
Facts About Martha Washington the Matriarch
Object Spotlight
9,139
views
6:46
How George Washington Became the ONLY 6-Star General
Object Spotlight
330,872
views
1:38
When is George Washington's Birthday?
Object Spotlight
9,369
views
1:09
Did George Washington Have Any Friends?
Object Spotlight
11,022
views
0:56
What was the FINAL Letter George Washington Wrote?
Object Spotlight
6,692
views
1:07
How Did George Washington Die?
Object Spotlight
30,292
views
1:52
Front Parlor Update: Restoring the Ceiling
Object Spotlight
3,355
views
1:36
Front Parlor Update: Restoring the Panels
Object Spotlight
2,385
views
3:56
SportCentre: Revolutionary War Edition
Object Spotlight
1,422
views
1:01
President Washington's FIRST State of the Union Address
Object Spotlight
4,254
views
1:01
How Did George Washington Die?
Object Spotlight
118,338
views
6:35
The Bastille Key at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
34,636
views
1:01
The Women Who Saved George Washington's Home
Object Spotlight
3,121
views
2:09
George Washington's 1791 Hemlock Destroyed
Object Spotlight
11,947
views
29:59
Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
538,337
views
6:50
A Major Change to George Washington's house...
Object Spotlight
40,850
views
6:39
Wreath Laying Ceremony at George Washington's Tomb
Object Spotlight
4,607
views
2:43
Re-Creating George Washington's Harpsichord
Object Spotlight
5,215
views
1:03
Making Chocolate in the 18th Century
Object Spotlight
5,672
views
6:32
Special Preservation Work
Object Spotlight
40,157
views
1:31
18th-Century Prints In The Blue Room
Object Spotlight
1,864
views
1:02
18th-Century Chicken Pudding
Object Spotlight
5,520
views
8:44
George Washington's Will
Object Spotlight
59,203
views
4:04
A Luxurious 18th-Century Bed
Object Spotlight
14,309
views
1:58
The ONLY Love Letter From George Washington
Object Spotlight
10,059
views
1:06
18th-Century Pie Crust Recipe!
Object Spotlight
2,680
views
3:14
Object Spotlight: Letter From Young George Washington
Object Spotlight
4,815
views
1:01
Traditional 18th-Century Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Object Spotlight
6,621
views
2:01
The Front Parlor Restoration Project 2017-20
Object Spotlight
5,471
views
1:02
DELICIOUS & QUICK 18th Century Recipe: Sausage & Apples!
Object Spotlight
4,412
views
6:48
Purple Heart Ceremony at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
4,689
views
1:00
George Washington's FAVORITE Breakfast: Hoecakes
Object Spotlight
38,397
views
1:50
Front Parlor Restoration | Project Introduction
Object Spotlight
3,539
views
8:42
Where is George Washington Buried?
Object Spotlight
32,293
views
1:01
How To Make Your Own Cheese!
Object Spotlight
17,855
views
9:15
RARE Look at Restoring George Washington's Blue Room
Object Spotlight
50,424
views
0:59
Inside George Washington's Gristmill
Object Spotlight
1,793
views
7:24
The LEGENDARY Wreath at George Washington's Tomb
Object Spotlight
3,307
views
1:09
Dyeing Wool & T-Shirts the 18th Century Way!
Object Spotlight
2,219
views
0:29
Recipe For homemade Butter!
Object Spotlight
2,032
views
8:57
George Washington's Unique 16-Sided Barn
Object Spotlight
15,527
views
1:28
How to Make 18th-Century Candles at Home!
Object Spotlight
13,874
views
5:57
Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 2
Object Spotlight
49,509
views
11:41
Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 1
Object Spotlight
70,773
views
1:22
ULTIMATE Revolutionary War Battle Reenactment
Object Spotlight
18,301
views
1:27
18th-Century Wool Production!
Object Spotlight
12,036
views
8:22
Don't Be Confused About This Simple Quick Bread
Object Spotlight
656,988
views
8:02
TRADITIONAL 18th-Century Sheep Shearing!
Object Spotlight
35,813
views
7:56
Fried Catfish With Turnip Greens
Object Spotlight
125,705
views
1:41
Delicious 18th-Century Meat Patties!
Object Spotlight
2,450
views
8:32
UNSEEN Collections Revealed!
Object Spotlight
49,915
views
9:05
Delicious Catfish Stew!
Object Spotlight
187,947
views
1:21
How To Make Pink Pancakes!
Object Spotlight
14,977
views
9:31
Pink Pancakes! (feat. Jon Townsend)
Object Spotlight
12,826
views
1:59
Beef Collops and Ale Bread (18th-Century Style)
Object Spotlight
2,624
views
12:26
Fresh Fish Over An Open Fire
Object Spotlight
638,566
views
3:00
Mount Vernon Wakes Up - The Mansion
Object Spotlight
63,243
views
2:46
Mount Vernon Wakes Up - Feeding The Animals
Object Spotlight
6,868
views
1:16
Fried Catfish (18th-Century Style)
Object Spotlight
1,980
views
2:49
Opening George Washington's Tomb
Object Spotlight
4,444,717
views
16:53
Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
Object Spotlight
234,625
views
2:38
Mount Vernon's Klingon Visitation Guide
Object Spotlight
26,348
views
3:58
Fish House Punch
Object Spotlight
597
views
5:42
George Washington’s Gristmill
Object Spotlight
122,700
views
2:38
Creating George Washington's Dentures
Object Spotlight
35,675
views
11:18
Martha Washington in Mourning
Object Spotlight
15,261
views
7:12
George Washington's Gristmill: The Oliver Evans System
Object Spotlight
29,327
views
2:25
How To Make 18th-Century Ice Cream
Object Spotlight
59,636
views
16:36
David McCullough Interview: The Importance of George Washington
Object Spotlight
325,176
views
1:56
Gardening History at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
5,523
views
2:23
The Chintz Room Crib at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
6,642
views
3:02
George Washington's Salt House at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
8,818
views
4:00
A Look Inside the Chintz Room at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
18,760
views
21:18
The Men Who Lost America
Object Spotlight
1,840
views
2:02
Behind the Scenes: Trenton Film Shoot
Object Spotlight
964
views
59:38
Ron Chernow: Hamilton and Washington (Full Length)
Object Spotlight
68,439
views
7:20
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
33,648
views
3:23
The Animals of Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
3,914
views
11:03
Facebook Live: Bateau Building
Object Spotlight
273
views
0:36
Martha Washington's Gown 360 HD
Object Spotlight
1,316
views
3:25
George Washington's Mount Vernon: Colonial Angling
Object Spotlight
5,434
views
1:08
Mount Vernon: Making Iron Hoops for barrels
Object Spotlight
14,327
views
1:42
18th-Century Shad Cooking
Object Spotlight
6,627
views
3:27
George Washington's Mount Vernon: River Economics
Object Spotlight
544
views
0:12
Happy Valentines Day From Martha Washington
Object Spotlight
431
views
42:41
Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
29,279
views
2:39
Long Lost George Washington Coin!
Object Spotlight
1,949
views
5:32
George Washington's Steel Hilted Small Sword
Object Spotlight
5,635
views
7:02
The Swords of George Washington
Object Spotlight
21,937
views
3:03
George Washington's Bailey Silver and Ivory Cuttoe
Object Spotlight
3,980
views
23:09
Nathaniel Philbrick Interview: Valiant Ambition
Object Spotlight
1,854
views
2:11
What does Washington learn from the beginning to the end of the War?
Object Spotlight
354
views
1:09
Did Benedict Arnold see himself as a traitor?
Object Spotlight
3,694
views
2:39
The Relationship between Benedict Arnold and George Washington
Object Spotlight
4,884
views
1:15
In what ways was the Revolutionary War, a Civil War?
Object Spotlight
2,812
views
3:48
George Washington Sword Fragment
Object Spotlight
1,881
views
1:28
George Washington's Battle Sword
Object Spotlight
52,943
views
2:54
The Detail of George Washington's Smallsword
Object Spotlight
2,638
views
2:24
George Washington's Smallsword
Object Spotlight
14,802
views
7:46
Dancing with General Washington
Object Spotlight
9,958
views
3:25
Harvesting Tobacco in the 18th Century
Object Spotlight
4,953
views
2:10
George Washington and 18th-Century Ballooning
Object Spotlight
414
views
3:43
Graffiti found at George Washington's Home
Object Spotlight
2,050
views
2:55
The Blacksmith Shop at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
32,093
views
6:04
The Architecture of Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
15,476
views
1:47
George Washington's Copy Press
Object Spotlight
648
views
22:49
The Women Who Saved Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
197,001
views
1:23
Washington's Philadelphia Chairs
Object Spotlight
1,963
views
4:18
How Did George Washington Make Whiskey?
Object Spotlight
37,273
views
11:13
Ron Chernow Interview: Hamilton on Broadway
Object Spotlight
30,369
views
27:44
The Winter Patriots: A Revolutionary War Tale (Full Movie)
Object Spotlight
1,017,866
views
17:48
George Washington: Lessons in Leadership
Object Spotlight
42,610
views
2:37
George's Big Day Out - Ep. 05
Object Spotlight
6,024
views
2:11
George's Big Day Out - Ep.03
Object Spotlight
6,058
views
2:19
George's Big Day Out - Ep.02
Object Spotlight
7,672
views
3:55
The Houdon Bust of George Washington
Object Spotlight
9,345
views
6:34
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
88,298
views
3:20
George Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
102,184
views
2:19
Yorktown Fife & Drum at Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
12,416
views
2:28
George Washington's Distillery
Object Spotlight
7,187
views
6:13
The Spirit of Mount Vernon: George Washington's Whiskey
Object Spotlight
23,193
views
4:05
Post-Colonial Cocktail, Anyone?
Object Spotlight
1,064
views
5:08
Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
Object Spotlight
35,467
views
4:00
George Washington's Entrepreneurial Grit
Object Spotlight
899
views
to Top