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45 Monticello into something of a museum, with displays of archaeological nds and antique items brought back from Europe.) The Lees of Stratford Hall, the Masons of Gunston Hall, and the Washingtons of Mount Vernon created homes with architecture and furnishings that re ected their status as forward- looking leaders in the new nation. Tudor Place, the home of Martha Washington’s granddaughter Martha Parke Custis and her husband Thomas Peter, completed in 1816, o ers the perfect bridge to the changing attitudes about collecting antiques that developed during the nineteenth century. Acquiring, through inheritance and purchase, a large number of ne furnishings and artifacts fromMount Vernon, the Peter family lived with, showcased, and preserved these treasured family relics, which they understood to have national importance. The ftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the waning of the Revolutionary generation inspired a new appreciation for the Fig. 4: Sèvres cup and saucer from Mount Vernon, ca. 1778–1788, purchased at the 1802 sale of the estate of Martha Washington by Thomas and Martha Peter. Collection of Tudor Place Historic House & Garden. Fig. 5: Miniature sideboard (fourteen inches in height), made by William Munroe for his bride, Elizabeth Miller, ca. 1805. Gi of Henry Francis du Pont. Courtesy Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library. Fig. 2: French porcelain tea set, said to have been given to George Mason by his son, John Mason, ca. 1790. Courtesy of Board of Regents, Gunston Hall.