Creator |
McIntire, Henry B., 1872-1963, artist. |
Contributor |
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
Title |
East side of Broad St. north from Walnut St. 1865 [graphic] / Henry B. McIntire. |
Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1939 |
Date |
1939 |
Physical Description |
1 drawing : ink and wash ; mount 46 x 36 cm (18 x 14 in.) |
Description |
View looking north from below Walnut Street showing the 100 block of Broad Street, Philadelphia, including the Dundas-Lippincott
Mansion built in 1839 for banker James Dundas after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter at 1335 Walnut Street. Shows, in the
right, the front façade of the mansion with a portico and surrounded by a wall and a wrought iron fence. Also shows several
trees lining the sidewalks and growing on the enclosed property of the mansion. Pedestrians walk in front of and around the
residence, and horse-drawn carriages travel down the streets. The mansion, also called the “Yellow Mansion,” passed to Dundas'
niece, Agnes Dundas-Lippincott, upon his death in 1865, and stayed in the family until razed around 1905.
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Notes |
Title and date from item. |
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Signed by the artist in the lower right. |
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Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019. |
Biographical / historical note |
Henry B. McIntire (1872-1963) was an architectural illustrator active in Philadelphia from the 1930s to 1950s. His 1936 book,
Philadelphia Then and Now, contained drawings of no longer extant buildings and contemporary images of those locations. He
often used an offset lithographic printing process called aquatone in his work.
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Subject |
Dundas, James, 1796-1865 -- Homes and haunts. |
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Dundas-Lippincott Mansion (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Mansions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Walnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1335. |
Genre |
Ink drawings -- 1930-1940. |
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Wash drawings -- 1930-1940. |
Associated name |
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.62.10] |
Accession number |
P.2019.62.10 |