Bailey, Worth, 1908-1980
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
A General Plan of Mount Vernon showing planted areas and other landscape features established and identified by General Washington, 1947
Reproduction. Shows Bowling Green, Upper and Lower Gardens, Mansion, and Outbuildings. Scale in feet on drawing.
A Great General Plan of Mount Vernon, showing planted areas and other landscape features establihsed and identified by General Washington, 1947
Reproduction of Worth Bailey's general plan or layout of the Mansion and surrounding grounds with outbuildings and gardens identified. One large reproduction adhered to board with numbers to plan for a location key (probably planning for the print brochure) and one smaller printed reproduction with areas named instead of numbered for the key. Scale 1" = 200'
BW-3250 - A General Plan of Mount Vernon by Worth Bailey, 1947 , November 1951
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
BW-4018/A-I - Photos made from Worth Bailey's Handbook drawings and early engravings , January 1958
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
BW-4018/G - Drawing of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association badge , January 1958
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
BW-4513 - A General Plan of Mount Vernon by Worth Bailey, 1947 , June 1961
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
BW-4681/A-D - Drawing of Mansion by Worth Bailey for souvenir seed envelope motif , August 1962
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
BW-5497 - Drawing - Mansion basement, suggested evolution; drawing by Worth Bailey (1944) , April 1972
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
BW-5673 - Plan, Basement evolution by Worth Bailey, 1944
The Historical Photograph Collection is largely comprised of materials created by or for the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Photographers primarily include staff members and contract photographers. The collection spans the 1930s to the 2000s and includes analog material made up of a variety of sizes of film negatives providing a visual history of the Mansion, outbuildings, tombs, grounds, events, visitors, collection objects, personnel, restoration, and changes throughout the estate.
Circulation Plan - Area of the New Tomb, A Study Prepared for the MVLA, December 26, 1945
Original drawings and copies showing proposed circulation plan around the Tomb, as well as a Detail design for a wrought iron pedestal.
Full size object studies, 1940s-1950s
Drawings include orginals and copies of: Two earthenware mil pans, drawn from archaeological fragments, June 1955; Design for glass flower container, after an 18th century engraving by Roubillac, February 25, 1954 and November 4, 1947; copy of Design for glass flower container from Worth Bailey by Robert Fisher, November 1952; A design for a glass vase from an 18th century print, 1947. Full size.
Historic Tours through George Washington's Country, 1945
Original and reproduction. Hand-colored map showing locations for historic areas of the Virginia and Washington, D.C. area. 2 maps.
Mount Vernon, Virginia, Based on the Plan Drawn by Samuel Vaughan in 1787, 1940
Original. Mounted and adhered to board. Ink on paper. 1" = 250'
Olive Bailey and Worth Bailey, c. 1950
Personnel – Worth Bailey (Research Associate), Correspondence, 1938-1939
Plan of Flower Garden, 1940
Plan of Flower Garden, undated, September 15, 1925
Original and reproduction drawings. 8 items total; All are drawings of Plans for the Upper Garden - one by an unknown person; one by E.R. Kent; and one by Worth Bailey with multiple copies/versions. 20' = 1"; scale of feet on drawing.
Plan of Flower Garden, Plan of Kitchen Garden, 1940
Original. Map showing the layout of each garden with key for boxwood, herb borders, brick and paving tiles, cobblestones, turf, espaliers and cordons, gravel walks, and brick walks. Drawn onto board. 2 maps.
Preservation – Worth Bailey, 1939-1951
Proposed Treatment of the Junction of South Ha Ha Wall with Ice House Façade; Plan of Mount Vernon showing highways and boundary lines, brick wall and tree lines, May 1, 1940, July 1957
Drawing in blueprint form showing plants and vegetation surrounding Ha Ha Wall and Ice House; Plotted by Robert Fisher, Plan 322 – 113A. Blueprint and original drawing. Scale of feet on drawing; 1” = 40’
Restoration Drawing of Flower Pot (Red Unglazed Clay), May 1947
Original and reproduction drawings. Full size drawing of flower pot, reconstructed from fragments found at Mount Vernon.
Series 1. Subject Files
The majority of this collection is made up of research files compiled by Worth Bailey while researching at Mount Vernon and other historical sites. These files contain correspondence, news clippings, images, articles, and studies. Another substantial portion of the collection contains Bailey’s drawings, woodcuts, and several printing blocks.
Series 2. Woodcuts
The majority of this collection is made up of research files compiled by Worth Bailey while researching at Mount Vernon and other historical sites. These files contain correspondence, news clippings, images, articles, and studies. Another substantial portion of the collection contains Bailey’s drawings, woodcuts, and several printing blocks.
Sign Board for Entrance Gate; School House Grounds Sign; Grounds Sign for plants - Magnolia grandiflora, September 20, 1938
Originals. Three drawings. Details for 3 signs: Entrance and exit sign; Magnolia grandiflora (plants) sign; School House sign. Full size; 1 1/2" = 1'
Study for Bowling Green Entrance Gate, May 1946
One original and one reproduction of same drawing. Based on documentary sources, Dimensions from MS (manuscripts) about 1796. 1" = 1'
Study for Bowling Green Entrance Gate; 3/4" and Full Size Details of Guard House at Tomb , undated, 1946
Reproduction drawing for the study of the Bowling Green entrance gate by Worth Bailey, May 1946; Blueprint drawing with details from the Guard House at the tomb, by Walter Macomber, undated. 1 " = 1'; 3/4" = 1' and full size
The Kitchen Garden of Mount Vernon; A General Plan of Mount Vernon showing planted areas and other landscape features; General Plan of Mount Vernon redrawn from a study by Washington, 1937, 1944, 1947
Nathalia Ulman's Kitchen Garden Drawing - "the Design of an Elegant Kitchen and Fruit Garden Containing 0.92 Acres" RP-1011a; Two "General Plans" drawn by Worth Bailey. Reproduction drawings, Not scaled; Scale of feet on drawings.
The Mount Vernon Basement, Suggested Evolution, 1944
Drawing with key for early period, middle period, final development, drainage pit, cornerstone, ice pit, stone and brick. Labeled Plat IV. Adhered to mat frame.
Worth Bailey Papers, 1939-1980
The majority of this collection is made up of research files compiled by Worth Bailey while researching at Mount Vernon and other historical sites. These files contain correspondence, news clippings, images, articles, and studies. Another substantial portion of the collection contains Bailey’s drawings, woodcuts, and several printing blocks.
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