| Creator |
R. Newell & Son, photographer. |
| Contributor |
Kiralfy Brothers, publisher. |
| Title |
Rittenhouse Square fountain. [graphic] / Photo. by R. Newell & Son. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia : Kiralfy Bros |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
c1876 |
| Physical Description |
2 photographic prints : albumen on stereograph mount ; 8 x 17 cm. (3 x 6.75 in.) |
| Description |
Views depict an ornate drinking fountain adorned by a column with sea horses and the bearded face of Neptune surmounted by
a classical male figure balancing his body with one foot. Also shows a detail of an open iron gate.
|
| Is part of |
Unidentified series No. 2 and 4 |
| Notes |
Title in manuscript notes on mount of P.9299.117 and verso of P.9299.116. |
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Photographer's imprint printed on mounts. |
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Stamped on versos: Copyrighted Kiralfy Bros., Philadelphia, 1876. |
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Pink curved mounts with rounded corners. |
|
One item, P.9299.117, reproduced in The Print and Photograph Department of the Library Company of Philadelphia's Center City
Philadelphia in the 19th century (Portsmouth, N.H.: Arcadia Publishing, 2006), p. 118.
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Arcadia caption text: Donated in 1872 to the Philadelphia Fountain Society by prominent Philadelphia civil engineer and art
collector J. Gillingham Fell, the ornate fountain at the northwest corner of Rittenhouse Square (at Walnut and Rittenhouse
streets) mirrored the wealth of nearby residents. Although beautiful, the fountains contained faulty plumbing, which caused
muddy conditions intolerable to visitors, and the structures were removed by the early 1880s.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James. |
| Subject |
Philadelphia Fountain Society. |
|
Drinking fountains -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Genre |
Stereographs -- 1870-1880. |
|
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880. |
| Printer |
Kiralfy Brothers, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| stereo - Newell - Monuments and statues [P.9299.116-117] |
| Accession number |
P.9299.116 |
|
P.9299.117 |
