Details
Creator Notman, John, 1810-1865, artist.
Contributor Pinkerton, Wagner & M'Guigan, printer.
Hamilton, J.M., architect.
Title Monument to Genl. Mercer. ; Monument to W.Y. Birch. [graphic] / J. M. Hamilton, archt. ; J. Notman, del.
Publisher Philadelphia : Lith. of Pinkerton, Wagner & M'Guigan
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1844
Date 1844
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; 17 x 27 cm. (6.75 x 10.5 in.)
Description View of two monuments in Laurel Hill Cemetery designed by architect J.M. Hamilton. The square pillar surmounted by an urn (left) is for General Hugh Mercer, a physician, and brigadier general in the Continental Army. The column and urn on the right is for William Young Birch, a native of Manchester, England, who moved to the states in 1793 and established himself as a bookseller and stationer in Philadelphia. The rural cemetery was built 1836-1839 after the designs of John Notman at 3822 Ridge Avenue.
Notes Plate opposite p. 25 in Guide to Laurel Hill Cemetery, near Philadelphia: with numerous illustrations (Philadelphia: For sale at the Cemetery, and by the Treasurer; C. Sherman, printer, 1844).
Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 481
Subject Birch, William Young, 1764-1837 -- Monuments.
Mercer, Hugh, ca. 1725-1777 -- Monuments.
Laurel Hill Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Tombs & sepulchral monuments -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Ridge Avenue (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 3822.
Genre Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Book illustrations -- 1840-1850.
Associated name Hamilton, J.M., architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(1)11129.O.25a]
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *Am 1844 Phi Lau Hill Cem [(2)11129.O.25a]
Accession number (1)11129.O.25a
(2)11129.O.25a