Cast Iron Key to the Bastille Paperweight

$40.00

PRODUCT ID : 17904

This cast iron paperweight is a scaled reproduction of the famous Key to the Bastille that was given to General George Washington by Thomas Paine. The Key to the Bastille is a symbol of freedom and liberty, and has remained at George Washington's home in Mount Vernon for 200 years. The key is now prominently displayed in the Mansion's central passage in its original wood and glass case. "Give me leave, my dear General, to present you...with the main key to the fortress of despotism. It is a tribute which I owe as a son to my adoptive father, as an aide de camp to my General, as a missionary of liberty to its patriarch."

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