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Monument to Oscar Douglass ; Mausoleum E.W. Robinson Esq. [graphic] / J. M. Hamilton, archt., J. Notman, del. ; J. Notman, archt. & del.
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Creator
Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist.
Contributor
Pinkerton, Wagner & M'Guigan, printer.
Hamilton, J.M., architect.
Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist.
Title
Monument to Oscar Douglass ; Mausoleum E.W. Robinson Esq. [graphic] / J. M. Hamilton, archt., J. Notman, del. ; J. Notman, archt. & del.
Publisher
Philadelphia : Lith. of Pinkerton, Wagner & M'Guigan
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1844
Date
1844
Physical Description
1 print : lithograph ; 17 x 27 cm. (6.75 x 10.5 in.)
Description
View of two monuments in Laurel Hill Cemetery including a square pillar monument designed by J.M. Hamilton for Oscar Douglass, a Philadelphia fireman. The mausoleum on the right, adorned by Doric columns, pilasters, and a memorial wreath in the entablature, is for Edward William Robinson. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue.
Notes
Plate opposite p. 27 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844).
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 484
Subject
Douglass, Oscar, 1814-1841 -- Monuments.
Robinson, Edward William -- Monuments.
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Tombs & sepulchral monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject
Ridge Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 3822.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Book illustrations -- 1840-1850.
Associated name
Hamilton, J.M., architect.
Associated name
Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.27a]
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.27a]
Accession number
(1)11129.O.27a
(2)11129.O.27a
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