Details
Contributor Boell, William, printer.
Title Right Revd. Francis Xavier Gartland. First Bishop of Savannah Ga. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Lith. of William Boell, 311 Walnut St
Date [ca. 1860]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 46 x 35 cm.(18.25 x 13.5 in.)
Description Three-quarter length portrait showing the Dublin-born bishop and former Philadelphia vicar-general, attired in his robes and vestments, and seated. He holds the Bible in one hand. The back of his ornate chair is partially visible. Gartland served as bishop of Savannah 1850-1854.
Notes Inscribed lower right corner: 141.
Contains clerical seal "Episcopus Savannensis" below the image.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Boell operated from 311 Walnut Street from 1860 to 1865.
Subject Gartland, Francis Xavier, 1805-1854 -- Portraits.
Catholic Church -- Bishops.
Genre Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Portrait prints -- 1860-1870.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.85]