▁Washington ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁These ▁included ▁his ▁president ial ▁coach ▁and ▁horses ▁( the ▁coach ▁is ▁now ▁at ▁Mount ▁Vern on ), ▁his ▁president ial ▁des k ▁( now ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁History ▁Museum ), ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁gir ando le ▁mirror s ▁( now ▁at ▁Mount ▁Vern on ). ▁Elizabeth ▁Will ing ▁Pow el ▁sold ▁this ▁house ▁in ▁November ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 8 , ▁to ▁William ▁B ingham , ▁the ▁husband ▁of ▁her ▁nie ce ▁Ann ▁Will ing ▁B ingham . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La f ay ette ▁gave ▁the ▁Pow els ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ch ina ▁that ▁is ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁Pow el ▁House . ▁A ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁portrait ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁Pow el ▁attributed ▁to ▁Matthew ▁Pr att ▁is ▁on ▁long - term ▁loan ▁from ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁ ▁Sav ed ▁from ▁demol ition ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁the ▁house ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁w are house ▁for ▁a ▁business ▁that ▁imported ▁and ▁export ed ▁Russian ▁and ▁Si ber ian ▁horse ▁hair ▁and ▁br ist les . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁own ers ▁sold ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁rear ▁par lor ' s ▁ ▁architect ural ▁wood work ▁to ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁period ▁room ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Wing . ▁The ▁ball room ' s ▁pl aster ▁ce iling ▁and ▁architect ural ▁wood work ▁was ▁sold