Details
Contributor Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Title Fashions. Fall & winter. 1851-2. By S. A. Ward & A. F. Ward, no. 62 Walnut St. Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Sinclair's lith. 101 Chesnut [sic] St
Date [ca. 1851]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph mounted on paper; 57 x 74 cm.(22.5 x 29.25 in.)
Description Fashion advertisement containing two panelled scenes of 21 elegantly attired men, women, and children in a parlor and outdoor setting. Scenes surrounded by a border designed as tree branches rising from tree stumps on which axes lay. Upper panel shows the parlor scene with 7 men, 2 women, a boy and a girl socializing. Most of the men wear suits, including two attired in striped pants, and the host wears an evening suit with white bow tie and tails. Four of the men wear or hold a top hat and a couple, arriving from the door, is attired in a suit and riding habit. The other woman, the hostess, at the center of the scene, flanked by her children, wears an evening dress with plunging neckline. Her two sons are attired in a hat, cape, tunic, and stockings and in a cap, jacket, and striped pants. Furnishings include a large display mirror, sofas, and drapery. Lower panel shows 10 men in front of a militia campsite near the coastline. Most of the men wear striped or checkered pants and overcoats or capes. All of the men wear top hats or caps and four of the men wear militia uniforms. Background includes a cannon, tents, and sailing ships. Many of the depicted men have mustaches and or sideburns. Key numbered 1-11 and 12-21 printed below the figures.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 72
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 642 W 263
Subject S. A. & A. F. Ward (Firm)
Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Parlors.
Militias.
Furnishings.
Genre Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Fashion prints -- 1850-1860.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 642 W 263