Details
Creator Brightbill, George M., collector.
Title Belmont Mansion postcards. [graphic].
Date ca. 1910
Physical Description 11 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.)
Description Exterior views of house and music pavilion built for William Peters. Construction of the main block of the house began in 1743 but was not completed until circa 1751.
Notes Contains 9 postcards printed in color and 2 printed in black and white.
William Peters was a landowner and attorney from Liverpool, England. He held several offices in Philadelphia including Clerk of the Admiralty Court, Notary Public, and Prothonotary of the Superior Court. Belmont Mansion was one of several properties owned by Peters in Philadelphia. He gave the property to his son, Judge Richard Peters, when he returned to England in 1768.
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Subject Peters, William, 1702-1786 -- Homes and haunts.
Peters, Richard, 1743-1828 -- Homes and haunts.
Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Belmont Drive (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1910.
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910.
Postcards -- 1900-1910.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Fairmount Park - Mansions and Houses - Belmont - 78]
Accession number Brightbill 78
078-a01-a
078-a02-d