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Drawing room at Sotterley, St. Mary's County, MD, circa 1945

Subjects
InteriorsResidences
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Drawing room at Sotterley, St. Mary's County, MD, circa 1945, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of Drawing room at Sotterley, St. Mary's County, MD, circa 1945, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

The drawing room at Sotterley centers on a large fireplace with a white mantel, set into pale yellow walls with arched alcoves and tall windows hung with blue drapery. Antique wooden chairs, candelabra, and vases furnish the room, and a plain carpet covers the floor. Sotterley is a historic plantation house in St. Mary's County, Maryland, with origins in the early 18th century; it was home to George Plater, a Maryland governor in the late 1700s. The room's balanced fireplace wall and arched niches reflect the Georgian taste common in the colonial Chesapeake.

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PublisherWalter H. Miller
Drawing room at "Sotterley" — St. Mary's County, Maryland. Circa 1730
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Postcard record

PublisherWalter H. Miller
Series32911
ConditionExcellent
Place mentionedSotterley, St. Mary's County, MD
PublisherWilliamsburg, VA
NotesGlossy color photo, no border, no visible damage. No postmark. Divided-back chrome-era card, glossy, no white border; printed 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box; no stamp and no handwriting anywhere on the back.

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Drawing room at Sotterley, St. Mary's County, MD, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/drawing-room-at-sotterley-st-marys-county-md-circa-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.