Details
Creator French, John Taylor, 1822-1852, artist.
Contributor Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Title Philadelphia fashions, fall & winter 1845, by Samuel A. Ward & Asahel F. Ward, no. 62 Walnut St. [graphic]. French, del.
Publisher Philadelphia: T. Sinclair's lith. 79 So. 3rd St
Date [ca. 1845]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph mounted on paper; 54 x 74 cm.(21.75 x 29.25 in.)
Description Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 18 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 7 men, 2 boys and a woman socializing. Most of the men wear suits with striped pants, long coats, bow ties or a cravat and hold top hats and canes. The boys who cozy up to their seated father, wear a military style suit or a dress and pants. The woman, seated on a chaise lounge, wears a bonnet and holds a riding crop. Furnishings include a fireplace, mosaic carpeting, sofa, and a piano. Lower panel shows 7 men and a woman at an outdoor scene along the banks of the Schuylkill River across from the Blockley Almshouse and Schuylkill Permanent Bridge. The men wear fur-trimmed overcoats, a cloak with patterned lining, patterned pants, top hats, and a cap. Many hold canes or a riding crop and one man leans on a hitching post. The woman, turned to her side and her face obscured by a bonnet, wears a cloak and holds a muff. Most of the depicted men have some facial hair. Key numbered 1-10 and 11-18 printed below the figures.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 175
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263d
Subject S. A. & A. F. Ward (Firm)
Blockley Almshouse.
Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Parlors.
Furnishings.
Geographic subject Schuylkill Permanent Bridge.
Schuylkill River (Pa.)
Genre Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Advertisements -- 1840-1850.
Fashion prints -- 1840-1850.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 642 W 263d