Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title Window & inscription [Bartram's Gardens, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1888
Date April 28, 1888
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description Glass negative showing a window on John Bartram's house with a carved scrolling motif surrounding the pane. There is a carved stone plaque above the window and a narrow sill beneath it. The plaque reads: Tis God alone Almyty Lord, the Holy One by me adord. John Bartram 1770. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731.
Notes Photographer remarks: Intensified 3 mo. 1891
Time: 11:50
Light: Good sun.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Bartram, John, 1699-1777 -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Windows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Glass negatives.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1278]
Accession number P.9895.1278