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[Ferdinand J. Dreer residence, library, 1520 Spruce Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].
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Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903.
Contributor
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title
[Ferdinand J. Dreer residence, library, 1520 Spruce Street, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia: John Moran]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1861
Date
[February 1861]
Physical Description
5 photographic prints: 4 albumen on stereograph mounts; 1 albumen; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 6.75 in.) or smaller.
Description
Views showing the library in the residence of Philadelphia businessman, collector, and antiquarian Ferdinand J. Dreer. Includes a marble fireplace mantelpiece, framed artwork, sculptures, a desk, couch, and chairs. Views also show individuals utilizing the library, including women knitting and working on needlepoint and men, probably including Dreer, reading and writing.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloguer.
Three of images originally part of McAllister scrapbooks of collections of portraits and views of Philadelphia.
Contains three stereographic prints mounted on pale yellow paper mounts, including one with a manuscript title; two albumens mounted on paper and accompanied by a label; and one unmounted albumen.
Two of images reproduced in Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980) entries #81-82.
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject
Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902 -- Homes and haunts.
Libraries (Rooms) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Private art collections -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Knitting -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Needlework -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Spruce Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 1520.
Genre
Stereographs -- 1860-1870.
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.35d; (1)5750.F.137 1/2d; 8313.F.133a; P.8464.8-9]
Accession number
(8)1322.F.35d
(1)5750.F.137 1/2d
8313.F.133a
P.8464.8
P.8464.9
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