| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
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Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
| Title |
Christ Church. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States: s.n] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints: albumen on stereograph mounts; 9 x 18 cm.(3.25 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
Exterior and interior views showing the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Interior view
includes the altar, pews, galleries, and stain glass windows. Exterior view includes a street vendor. Interior altered 1834
after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter.
|
| Is part of |
Fairmount Park. Philadelphia |
| Notes |
Series numbers include: No. 152, No. 156. |
|
Yellow paper mounts with rounded corners. |
|
Titles printed on mounts. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. |
|
One of the images [(4)1322.F.64d] reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's
Center City Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 35.
|
|
Arcadia caption text: Known as the “Nation’s Church,” Christ Church, established in 1695, served as a place of worship for
such historically prominent figures as John Penn, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin. Built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North
Second Street, this c. 1870 interior view of the Episcopal church, which has become so closely associated with the founding
of the country, shows the chancel adorned with some of the most treasured relics of the sanctuary. Visible are the wineglass
pulpit built in 1769 by cabinetmaker John Folwell, the twenty-four branch chandelier imported from England in 1744, and the
Palladian windows, some of the earliest installed in an American structure.
|
|
Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Christ Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Altars -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Stained glass -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Pews -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Galleries (Upper level spaces) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Street vendors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Second Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 22-34. |
| Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
|
Stereographs -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - unidentified - Religion [(4)1322.F.61d; (4)1322.F.64d] |
| Accession number |
(4)1322.F.61d |
|
(4)1322.F.64d |
