| Creator |
Deroy, Laurent, 1797-1886, artist. |
| Contributor |
Kollner, Augustus, 1813-1906, artist. |
|
Cattier, F. L., printer. |
|
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
|
Goupil, Vibert & Co., publisher. |
| Title |
U.S. Custom House (formerly U.S. Bank) [graphic] / Drawn from nature by Aug. Kollner; Lith. by Deroy; Printed by Cattier. |
| Publisher |
Paris & New York : published by Goupil, Vibert, & Co |
| Publisher |
FRANCE. Paris. 1848 |
| Publisher |
N.Y. New York. 1848 |
| Date |
1848 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : tinted, hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 23 x 31 cm (9 x 12 in.) |
| Description |
Exterior view of a classical style building constructed 1818-24 as the U.S. Bank (i.e. Second Bank of the United States) based
on the designs of Philadelphia architect William Strickland. Served as custom house from 1844-1935. Street scene in front
depicts white men, women, and children pedestrians. In the street, there is a carriage containing a white man and woman as
passengers driven by an African American coachman, a white man on horseback, and a dog.
|
| Is referenced by |
See Deak, 560 |
|
Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia, 164 |
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Plate 12 of a series of fifty-four views published by Goupil, Vibert & Company from 1848 to 1851 that were drawn by Kollner
and lithographed by Deroy, and later bound under the title "Views of American Cities."
|
|
Not in Wainwright. |
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POS 763 |
|
Accessioned 1982. |
|
Description revised 2021. |
|
Access points revised 2021. |
| Subject |
United States Custom House (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Carriages & coaches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Coach drivers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Customhouses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Dogs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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Horses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Pedestrians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Women -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- 420. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1840-1850. |
| Associated name |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
| Printer |
Goupil, Vibert & Co., publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *BW - Banks and Financial Institutions [P.2283.27] |
| Accession number |
P.2283.27 |
