BGuthrie Photos: MD -- Annapolis -- State Capitol -- Interior Images

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. SCAMDI_031102_002_STITCH.JPG: The current Senate Chamber (with the red rug)
2. SCAMDI_031102_007_STITCH.JPG: The current House Chamber (with blue rug)
3. SCAMDI_031102_021.JPG: The painting at the top of the staircase is "Washington Resigning His Commission" by Edwin White, 1859. Comment from a sign: This painting of "Washington Resigning" was made by Edwin White in 1859. However, it is not completely accurate in that it shows a number of people who were not present at the ceremony or even in Annapolis at the time, including Mrs Washington and her niece. In fact, women were not allowed in the Senate Chamber and those who wanted to watch had to do so from the Ladies Balcony at the back of the room. Below the Ladies Balcony is a gallery where gentlemen could observe the proceedings.
4. SCAMDI_031102_022.JPG: The Planting of the Colony of Maryland Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899) Oil on canvas, 1893 This painting commemorates the landing of the first settlers in the colony of Maryland on March 25, 1634 on St Clement's Island in what is now St Mary's County. Led by Leonard Calvert, first proprietary governor, the group departed from Cowes, England, in November 1633 aboard two ships, the Ark and the Dove. In this scene, the settlers, in thanksgiving for their safe arrival, prepare to erect a rough-hewn cross, symbolizing the religious tolerance upon which the colony was founded. The events of this historic day are commemorated annually on March 25, "Maryland Day." In creating this image, the artist Frank B Mayer relied upon the first person account of Father Andrew White, a Jesuit priest who was among the original settlers. Father White is depicted on the far left of the image, following the procession of cross-bearers. Governor Leonard Calvert is depicted at the center of the painting, with a sword at his side.
5. SCAMDI_031102_035.JPG: The Burning of the Peggy Stewart Francis Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899) Oil on canvas, 1896 In October, 1774, Annapolis experienced its own "tea party," reminiscent of the uprising the occurred the year before in Boston Harbor. When the brigantine Peggy Stewart arrived at the port of Annapolis on Friday, October 14, laden with a cargo of tea, its contents were subject to a highly controversial tax imposed by Britain on goods imported to America. When the owner of the Peggy Stewart, Anthony Stewart, paid the "tea tax," he violated the non-importation resolution implemented by the colonists in protest. By Wednesday, October 19, a crowd had gathered in Annapolis threatening Stewart's life if he did not destroy the ship and its cargo. Unwilling to accept Stewart's offer to destroy the tea, the crowd demanded that the vessel be burned. Fearing the mob might attack his home where his wife lay ill, Stewart gave in to their demands. Artist Frank B Mayer depicts the scene when Stewart, escorted aboard the Peggy Stewart by members of the crowd, was forced to set alight his own ship and its cargo of tea.
6. SCAMDI_031102_049.JPG: Two signs: The Old Senate Chamber From November 26, 1783 to August 13, 1784, Annapolis was the capital of the United States, and the Continental Congress met in this room. On December 23, 1783, George Washington came before Congress to resign his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. With this act, he established the principle of the sovereignty of the elected government over the military. Two weeks later, on January 14, 1784, Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, thus officially ending the Revolutionary War. Edwin White's painting of "Washington Resigning" can be seen here in the State House on the landing of the main staircase. [See separately.] ... This historic chamber is now restored to its appearance in 1783. The mannequin of George Washington, which stands on the exact spot where he delivered his resignation speech, was installed in 1983 as a gift from a number of patriotic organizations. The president's desk and chair were made for the chamber by the Annapolis cabinetmaker, John Shaw, in 1797. Two other desks and two chairs are also original John Shaw pieces. The rest of the chairs and desks were made by Enrico Liberti in 1941 to replicate the Shaw furniture. The colors of the room, including the Prussian blue, were discovered during paint analysis conducted in 1998 and are believed to be the original colors. ... The Maryland State House was built between 1772-1779 and is the oldest state house still in continuous legislative use in the United States. The Old Senate Chamber Where Washington Resigned His Commission In 1783, when George Washington came to Annapolis to resign his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, he appeared before a Continental Congress made up of 21 or 22 men, representing nine of the 13 states. It is known from descriptions by people who were present that the room was crowded with many others who were watching, including members of the Governor's Council, the Maryland General Assembly, and Annapolis city officials. There were also some of Washington's aides and guests, as well as Sir Robert Eden, the last colonial governor of Maryland, and Henry Hartford, the former proprietor of Maryland. ... The ceremony began at noon on December 23 and was, according to the contemporary accounts, a "solemn and affecting occasion." After addressing Congress, Washington "...bid every member [of Congress] farewell and rode off from the door [of the State House], intent upon eating his Christmas dinner at home."
7. SCAMDI_031102_053.JPG: From a sign: The portrait over the fireplace is the famous "Annapolis Portrait" by Charles Wilson Peale of "Washington, Lafayette, and Tilghman" at Yorktown. It was painted by Peale in 1784 at the request of the General Assembly and was installed in the State House in 1785. ... The two swords in the case to the left of the fireplace belonged to Col Tench Tilghman, who is wearing one of them in the painting of "Washington, Lafayette, and Tilghman at Yorktown." He is also holding a copy of the Articles of Capitulation which he carried from Yorktown to the Continental Congress, then meeting in Philadelphia.
8. SCAMDI_031102_084.JPG: The boat, which stands in the lobby, has this sign: The Maryland Federalist A Flagship for Maryland Original: 1788 Recreated: 1988 The Maryland Federalist was built in 1988 for Maryland's commemoration of the bicentennial of the US Constitution. She is a full-sized replica of the 15-foot ship, Federalist, that was built in 1788 by the merchants of Baltimore to celebrate Maryland's ratification of the Constitution on April 18, 1788. Three days later, Baltimore held a huge parade and picnic in honor of the ratification, and the tiny ship, Federalist, was the centerpiece of the event. Symbolizing the Ship of State and rigged with seven sails in honor of Maryland's place as the seventh state to ratify, the Federalist was pulled through the streets of Baltimore on a horse-drawn cart. She was then sailed by Captain Joshua Barney to Mt Vernon and presented as a gift to George Washington from the grateful citizens of Baltimore. Sadly, the little ship sank six weeks later in a hurricane. The Maryland Federalist was built with private funds and given to the state in 1988. It is now part of the Maryland State Archives' education outreach program.
9. SCAMDI_031102_103.JPG: George Washington's Uniform Believing that "nothing adds more to the Appearance of the man, than dress," George Washington took pains to clothe himself in a fashion appropriate to his rank. According to family tradition, Washington wore the original of this uniform, now in the Smithsonian, when he resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief. The replica, seen here near where Washington stood [ note that the other sign said this was the exact spot ], is closely patterned after the original, and was donated to the State of Maryland by the Maryland Societies of Senates Past. It was produced by Mr J Luther Sowers of the Anvil Arms, Salisbury, North Carolina under the supervision of Mr Donald E Kloster, Associate Curator of Military History at the Smithsonian. Washington's head is modeled on the life bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon made in 1785, and is a gift of The Maryland Colonial Society. The epaulets and sword, given by the Maryland Society of Senates Past and Daughters of Colonial Wars, duplicate those Washington wears in the Charles Wilson Peale portrait "Washington, Lafayette and Tilghman at Yorktown" which hangs over the Senate Chamber fireplace... Washington was bareheaded during the ceremonies. Congressmen kept their hats on, the symbolize the supremacy of civil over military authority, but when "the General rose and bowed," they responded by momentarily removing their hats in a formal gesture of respect. The uniform is on a mannequin specially constructed by Susan Wallace of the Smithsonian, who also painted the head. ...
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