| Contributor |
Dreer, Ferdinand J. (Ferdinand Julius), 1812-1902. |
|
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
Robert Bogle. [graphic] / Photographed for F.J. Dreer Esq; Taken from a miniature in possession of his daughter. |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1865 |
| Date |
[ca. 1865] |
| Physical Description |
1 drawing : pen and ink wash ; sheet 14 x 9 cm (5 x 3.5 in.) |
| Description |
Bust-length portrait of the respected Philadelphia African American caterer, proprietor of the Blue Bell Tavern, and member
of Frank Johnson's band. One of several variant reproductions of the only known portrait of Bogle, possibly a study sketch
for a print to accompany Philadelphia antiquarian Dreer's private printing in 1865 of Nicholas Biddle's 1830 poem, "Ode To
Bogle," originally written in 1830. Bogle, attired in a white collared shirt, a white bowtie, and a brown jacket with a black
collar, faces slightly left.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date inferred from content. |
|
See LCP exhibition catalogue: The Larder Invaded, p. 65. |
|
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. 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 |
Bogle, Robert, 1775-1837 -- Portraits. |
|
African American men -- Portraits. |
|
African American musicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Caterers and catering -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Restaurateurs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Portrait drawings -- 1860-1870. |
|
Wash drawings -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Portrait Prints-B [(1)5750.F.55b] |
| Accession number |
(1)5750.F.55b |
