Details
Contributor Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer.
Title Philadelphia fashions, spring & summer 1845, by S. A. & A. F. Ward no. 62 Walnut St. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Sinclair's lith
Date [ca. 1845]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph mounted on cardboard; 61 x 76 cm.(24 x 30 in.)
Description Fashion advertisement containing two paneled scenes of 16 elegantly attired men, women, and boys in a parlor and outdoor setting. Upper panel shows the parlor scene. A couple in bed coats sits on a chaise lounge. The man accompanied by a boy, attired in a military-style suit, talks to another man, wearing a suit with patterned pants. The woman talks with another lady attired in a bonnet, shawl, and full skirt. A third gentleman stands near two columns to the left. He wears a suit with a lavishly patterned vest and striped pants. On the opposite side of the columns, two women in evening dresses sit at a piano. One wears a feather in her hair and the other wears an elaborate up do with ringlettes on the side. Two men in evening suits join them. Furnishings also includes a framed painting and mosaic carpeting. Lower panel shows the outdoor scene. At the banks of a river, possibly the Schuylkill, 5 men, one woman, and a boy are gathered. The woman, at the center of the scene, wears a riding habit and sits side saddle on her horse. Her male companion, in a riding suit, stands next to her, dismounted from his horse. To the left, a man in a hunting outfit and with a dog stands between two men in suits and top hats. To the right, a man attired in an overcoat stands with a boy, attired in a suit. Eac h wears a top hat. All the men wear pants of various patterns and different styles of neckwear. Most carry a cane and the hunter holds a rifle. Most of the depicted men have some facial hair. Key numbered 1-9 and 10-15 printed above and below the image.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 179
Subject S. A. & A. F. Ward (Firm)
Clothing & dress -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Parlors.
Furnishings.
Rivers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Advertisements -- 1840-1850.
Fashion prints -- 1840-1850.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **BW - Fashion [P.2007.28.28]
Accession number P.2007.28.28