Details
Title Garden of the Friends Almshouse.
Publisher Ca. 1840
Physical Description Oil on canvas ; 18 x 24 3/4 inches ; Framed: 24 1/2 x 31 x (2 1/2 + 1 1/2) x 4 inches.
Is referenced by Soltis, Carol E. "Highlights from the Collection of Paintings and Sculpture," Magazine Antiques 70 (2) (2006): 84-86.
Notes These buildings were built 1713-1745 on Walnut Street between Third and Fourth Streets to house Quaker poor. The main building of the almshouse was removed in 1841 and the last of the cottages in 1876.
Stenciled on the back of the frame: Ashton & Browne, 204 Chestnut St.
Bequest of Dr. James Rush, 1869.
Subject Almshouses.
Society of Friends -- Charities.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Painting.
Associated name Rush, James, 1786-1869, former owner.
Location OBJ 089
Accession number OBJ 089