Creator |
Harrison, John, II, d. 1760, builder. |
Contributor |
Winters, John, painter, varnisher, and gilder. |
Title |
Air Pump Case. |
Date |
May 1738- September 1739 |
Physical Description |
American white pine and glass ; 11 feet 4 inches x 66 inches x 25 1/2 inches. |
Is referenced by |
“A Press for Penn's Pump,” The Art Quarterly (Autumn 1961): p. 226-248. |
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Library Company of Philadelphia. Quarter of a Millennium. Philadelphia: Library Company, 1981, p. 10-11. |
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Van Horne, John C. “The History and Collections of the Library Company of Philadelphia,” Magazine Antiques 70 (2) (2006):
p. 62.
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Notes |
John Penn sent the Library Company an air pump in 1738, and this case was built to house it. It is the earliest surviving
piece of American architectural furniture in the Palladian style.
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Ordered by Benjamin Franklin and Hugh Roberts about May 15, 1738 to house the air pump given by John Penn. Delivered in 1739
to the home of William Parsons.
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Exhibited in: Library Company's exhibition, Quarter of a Millennium (1981). |
Genre |
Case. |
Location |
OBJ 283 |
Accession number |
OBJ 283 |