Creator |
Weaver, Matthias S., 1815 or 16-1847, artist. |
Contributor |
Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer. |
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Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector. |
Title |
[Jacob Emerick importer and wholesaler, dealer in china, glass & Queensware, No. 215 North Third Street. Philada. 4 doors
below Callowhill St. east side. Packing warranted.] [graphic] / M.S.W.
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Publisher |
Philadelphia: Sinclair's Lith |
Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1846 |
Date |
[October 1846] |
Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph; 43 x 25 cm. (17 x 10 in.) |
Description |
Advertisement showing the three-and-one-half story storefront at 215, i.e., 349 North Third Street that the dealer tenanted
1837-1874. Within the store, visible through the open doorways, a clerk assists a patron. Shelves of porcelain and glassware
lining the walls surround the men. Additional porcelain and glassware, including plates, serving trays, tureens, and pitchers
are piled on the floor, fill the central display window, and are exhibited outside near the open cellar to the store. In the
street, a laborer unloads large hampers from a horse-drawn a dray. Also shows a large model teapot adorning the front facade
of the building.
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Is referenced by |
Wainwright 196 |
Notes |
Title from duplicate in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. |
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Date from Poulson inscription on recto: North Third Street. Oct. 1846. |
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Wainwright suggests date of circa 1845. |
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Philadelphia on Stone |
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POS 402 |
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LCP copy trimmed and lacking title. |
|
Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited. |
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Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb38 E53. |
Subject |
Emerick, Jacob. |
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Porcelain industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Glass trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Clerks -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Laborers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Merchandise displays -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
Geographic subject |
Third Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- North -- 349. |
Genre |
Lithographs -- 1840-1850. |
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Advertisements -- 1840-1850. |
Provenance |
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *W196 [P.2061] |
Accession number |
P.2061 |