| Creator |
Collins, John, 1814-1902, artist. |
| Contributor |
Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881, printer. |
| Title |
South east view of West-town Boarding School. Chester Co. Penna. Instituted 1794, opened 1799, enlarged 1847. [graphic] /
On stone by J. Collins, 1858.
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| Publisher |
Philadelphia: T. Sinclair's lith |
| Date |
1858 |
| Physical Description |
2 prints: lithograph; one hand-colored. |
| Description |
Genre scene showing female students gathered on the main path and grounds at the west end of the main building of the co-educational
Quaker boarding school. Girls stroll, converse, read under a tree, and hold hands in a game. Also shows a man with a young
boy, and another man carrying two baskets, walking on the grounds landscaped with several trees. Westtown was established
in 1794 by the Society of Friends as a boarding school for boys and girls. The campus was separated into the girls' and boys'
bounds, i.e., yards for recreation. Sledding, or coasting, was a favorite winter activity.
|
| Notes |
Not in Wainwright. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone. |
|
POSP 222 |
|
Westtown School Archives |
| Subject |
Westtown Boarding School. |
|
Society of Friends -- Education -- Pennsylvania -- Westtown. |
|
Boarding schools -- Pennsylvania -- Westtown. |
|
Girls -- Education. |
|
Play (Recreation) -- Pennsylvania -- Westtown. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850-1860. |
|
Genre prints -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Westtown School Archives | WSA Collins color |
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Westtown School Archives | WSA Collins bw |
