| Creator |
Moran, John, 1831-1903. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
|
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Title |
Chew house, Germantown. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [John Moran] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1867 |
| Date |
[ca. 1867] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 9 x 18 cm (3.25 x 6.75 in.) (stereograph format) |
| Description |
Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin
Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. Shows an African American man, attired in a hat, a white shirt, and overalls or a waistcoat,
possibly a groundskeeper, posed near a tree holding a walking stick or a tool. 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 |
Attributed to John Moran. |
|
Title from manuscript note on mount. |
|
Yellow paper mount with square corners. |
|
Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Cliveden of the National Trust (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Portraits. |
|
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
African American laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6401. |
|
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.41a] |
| Accession number |
(8)1322.F.41a |
