| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
|
R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
| Title |
Old Lutheran Church, in Fifth Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son; Sold by R. Campbell
& Co. No. 30 Chesnut [sic] St. Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Birch & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1799 |
| Date |
1800 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 28 x 32 cm (11 x 12.25 in.) |
| Description |
Street scene showing Fifth Street with the Old Lutheran Church (i.e., St. Michael's Church). Depicts well-dressed white women
in small groups, a woman and child, and men strolling passed the church, a horse-drawn carriage traveling down the street,
and three white men conversing around a horse hitched to a post near two African American girls. One of the girls holds out
her hand. Also shows dogs standing and running in the street. St Michael's Church, built 1743-1748 and demolished in 1872,
was occupied in 1777 by British chaplains and used as the garrison church of the British troops during the American Revolution.
|
| Is part of |
City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it appeared in the year 1800. |
| Is referenced by |
Snyder, City of Independence 204 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 7a |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982,
rev. 2000), pl. 7.
|
|
Accessioned 1979. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
| Subject |
Zion--St. Michael's Lutheran Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
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African American girls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dogs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Hitching posts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fifth Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 100 block. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1800-1810. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 7/P.2276.13] |
| Accession number |
Sn 7/P.2276.13 |
