| Contributor |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Title |
Chew Mansion postcards. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[place not identified] |
| Date |
1900-1940 |
| Physical Description |
12 photomechanical prints : photolithograph ; sheet 9 x 15 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in.) (postcard format) |
| Description |
Exterior views of front and side facades of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia
attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Also depicts the entrance drive to the Chew grounds. Chew House, also known
as Cliveden, was the site of the turning point in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. The Chew family enslaved people of African
descent in the city of Philadelphia and in Germantown during the 18th and 19th centuries. The estate was the Chew family residence
until 1972 when it was acquired by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
|
| Notes |
Contains 11 postcards printed in color and 1 printed in black and white. |
|
Accession numbers: P.9048.66, P.9048.70, P.9048.186, P.9048.200, P.9048.221, P.9048.239, P.9048.369, P.9048.374, P.9048.381,
P.9049.68 - 69 and P.9526.3.
|
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Purchase 1984; Gift of Laura L Robb, 1997. |
|
Description revised 2022. |
|
Access points revised 2022. |
| Subject |
Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Cliveden of the National Trust (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6401. |
|
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1910-1940. |
|
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910. |
|
Postcards -- 1900-1940. |
| Associated name |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| LCP postcards - Residences - A - M - [various] |
| Accession number |
various |
|
P.9048.66 |
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P.9048.70 |
|
P.9048.186 |
|
P.9048.200 |
|
P.9048.221 |
|
P.9048.239 |
|
P.9048.369 |
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P.9048.374 |
|
P.9048.381 |
|
P.9049.68 |
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P.9049.69 |
|
P.9526.3 |
