Details
Creator Weeber, L., lithographer.
Contributor Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, publisher.
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.
Title Grand Union ball in honor of the recent brilliant victories achieved by the land and naval forces of the United States, at the Academy of Music, Tuesday evening, March 4, 1862. [graphic] / L. Weeber del.
Publisher Philadelphia: Haehnlen printer 125 & 127 South Third Street
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1863
Date [1862]
Physical Description 1 print: chromolithograph; 31 x 41 cm.(11.75 x 16 in.)
Description Advertisement containing a gothic-style ornamental border surrounding text providing the date of the ball, names of sponsors, ticket information, and entertainment details. Border includes vignettes of cherubs; allegorical figures representing the arts including painting, sculpture, and music; a portrait of George Washington; a mythical scene; and a view. Scene shows a bare-chested woman on a horse being attacked by a tiger surrounded by symbols of industry, science, and the humanities. View shows a seventeenth-century landing party aboard a skiff. Sponsors include Alexander Henry, Commodore C.J. Pendegrast, and Capt. W.S. Ogden. Master of Ceremonies was M[iecislaw] Hlasko (a dancing and gymnastics teacher who offered drill classes at his physical institute) and music was under the direction of the Hassler Brothers.
Notes Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 97
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies.
Subject Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portraits.
Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Balls (Parties) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Arts.
Explorers.
Geographic subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870.
Advertisements -- 1860-1870.
Printer Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, publisher.
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Advertisements - A [(2)5786.F.147a]
Accession number (2)5786.F.147a