| Creator |
W. Birch & Son. |
| Contributor |
Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834. |
|
Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851, artist. |
|
Seymour, Samuel, 1796-1823, engraver. |
|
R. Campbell & Co., distributor. |
|
Marsh, Thomas, former owner. |
| Title |
South east corner of Third, and Market Street. Philadelphia [graphic] / Drawn, engraved & published by W. Birch & Son.; Sold
by R. Campbell & Co. No. 30 Chesnut St. Philada.
|
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : W. Birch & Son |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1799 |
| Date |
1799 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 33 x 39 cm (12.75 x 15.5 in.) |
| Description |
Street scene depicting the bustling southeast corner of Third and Market Streets. Several vendors, mostly women, sell meat
and produce from their basic stands and baskets to the numerous patrons, including two Black women in kerchiefs and shawls,
milling on Market Street. View includes the commercial business block erected in 1792 by prosperous jeweler and developer
Joseph Cooke, known as "Cooke's Folly." The lavish building, containing residences and stores to be won as lottery prizes,
was demolished in 1838 after several years of decay from lack of investment.
|
| 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 205 |
|
Snyder, "William Birch: His Philadelphia Views" 8a |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Manuscript note on recto: Presented by Thos. Marsh. |
|
Illustrated in S. Robert Teitelman's Birch's views of Philadelphia. (Philadelphia: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1982,
rev. 2000), pl. 8.
|
|
Accessioned 1979. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Cooke, Joseph. |
|
Commercial facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Markets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Peddlers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Streets -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women, Black -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Black women. |
| Geographic subject |
Market Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 200 block. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1790-1800. |
| Provenance |
Marsh, Thomas, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Birch's views [Sn 8/P.2276.14] |
| Accession number |
Sn 8/P.2276.14 |
|
P.2276.14 |
