Details
Contributor Kennedy & Lucas, printer.
Title Clermont Academy. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Kennedy & Lucas' lithography, no. 90 S. 3rd St
Date [ca. 1830]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 49 x 32 cm. (19.25 x 12.5 in.)
Description Handbill containing a view of the boy's boarding school built in 1804 for brothers John Thomas and Charles Carre at Heart Lane and Nicetown Lane, between Germantown and Frankford. School property includes landscaped lawns, a barn, and trees. A man approaches the entrance of the school where a woman waits at the door. Pupils are visible in the first floor windows. Also contains several paragraphs signed by administrator Samuel S. Griscom describing the school, including location, "Course of Instruction," "Terms for Tuition," and the school philosophy in addition to names of references. The school was acquired by Griscom in 1828.
Is referenced by Wainwright 75
Notes Variant of engraving "Clermont Seminary, near Philadelphia" from The Casket (April 1830).
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 142
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Print Collection - small - Schools & Colleges, Box 48, Folder 4
Subject Clermont Academy (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Boarding schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1820-1830.
Handbills -- 1820-1830.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Print Collection - small - Schools & Colleges, Box 48, Folder 4