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    The museum's main entrance is located on the corner of First Street and Massachusetts Avenue NE. Other entrances have variable hours.

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Designs and Essays

Mulready Stationery

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Mulready proof, 1840

 

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Mulready essay, 1840

 

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Mulready essay, No. 5, 1840

 

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Mulready lettersheet essay, 1840

 

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Mulready envelope essay, text, 1840

 

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Mulready lettersheet essay, text, 1840

 

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Mulready lettersheet essay, with notes by Rowland Hill.

The Queen’s Own

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Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

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