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The pagoda and labyrinth garden. [graphic] / Designed by J. Haviland arct.; on stone by [Hugh Bridport]
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Creator
Bridport, Hugh, 1794-ca. 1868, artist.
Contributor
Lucas, William B., printer.
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect.
Title
The pagoda and labyrinth garden. [graphic] / Designed by J. Haviland arct.; on stone by [Hugh Bridport]
Publisher
[Philadelphia]: Lucas's lithography
Date
[1828]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph mounted on paper; 37 x 47 cm.(14.75 x 18.25 in.)
Description
Active scene showing the pleasure garden resort conceived by Philadelphia lawyer Peter A. Browne that was built 1828 in the style of a Chinese pagoda after designs by John Haviland on the 2400 block of Fairmount Avenue. Couples stroll on the veranda. Horse-drawn sulkies race near a man on horseback and a boy running in the foreground. Also shows horse-drawn carriages parked in a stable. The resort failed circa 1829 and was soon demolished.
Is referenced by
Wainwright 391
Notes
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 538
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 81 H 388
Copy contains repairs to missing sections of lower edge and lower right corner, including retouches.
Subject
Resorts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Fairmount Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 2400.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1820-1830.
Associated name
Haviland, John, 1792-1852, architect.
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 81 H 388
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