| Creator |
P.S. Duval & Son. |
| Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
| Title |
P.S. Duval & Son's lithographic establishment, s.w. corner of 5th & Minor sts. (near Chestnut.) Philadelphia. [graphic] |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: P. S Duval & Son] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1861 |
| Date |
[ca. 1861] |
| Physical Description |
1 print: chromolithograph; 20 x 12 cm.(7.5 x 4.75 in.) |
| Description |
Advertisement containing a view of a chemistry laboratory during the middle ages. Shows the chemist and his assistants performing
experiments surrounded by flasks of chemical solutions, books, a cauldron, and a fish hanging from the ceiling. Scene surrounded
by an ornate border containing flags, flowers, chemical packets, and equipment used in chemistry including flasks, mortars,
and burners. Also contains advertising text lithographed on the verso announcing the employment by Duval & Son of James Queen
as superintendent of their drawing department. Text also promotes the ability of the firm to "execute any style of work" including
portraits, anatomical and engineer drawings, views of factories, show cards, bill heads, and circulars.
|
| Notes |
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POSA 121 |
| Subject |
P.S. Duval & Son. |
|
Lithographers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Chemistry. |
|
Science, Medieval. |
|
Laboratories. |
|
Scientific equipment. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Advertisements -- 1860-1870. |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| BW - Advertisements - D [(2)5786.F.121a] |
| Accession number |
(2)5786.F.121a |
|
(2)5786.F.121a verso |
