| Contributor |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Mr. Chew's house [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : engraving ; sheet 23 x 29 cm (9 x 11.25 in.) |
| Description |
Restrike of an Archibald Dick engraving after the work of Philadelphia artist Russell Smith which originally appeared in the
December 1844 edition of Godey's lady book. Exterior view of the colonial residence built 1763-1767 by master carpenter Jacob
Knor for Philadelphia attorney Benjamin Chew at 6401 Germantown Avenue. On the grounds in the foreground, a white boy stands
beside a chair and exchanges a book with an African American man. 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 |
Title from item. |
|
Smith, a prominent Philadelphia landscape painter and friend of Godey's lady book publisher, Louis A. Godey, had several of
his Philadelphia and Pittsburgh views engraved for the 1844 issues of the periodical.
|
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of engravings relating to Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Chew, Benjamin, 1758-1844 -- Homes and haunts. |
|
Cliveden of the National Trust (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777. |
|
Servants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Slavery -- Pennsylvania -- Germantown. |
| Geographic subject |
Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 6401. |
|
Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1774-1781 -- Historic sites. |
| Genre |
Engravings -- 1860-1870. |
|
Restrikes -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Knor, Jacob, builder. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| PhPr - 11x14 - Residences - Chew [(7)1322.F.13] |
| Accession number |
(7)1322.F.13 |
