| Creator |
Wild, J. C. (John Caspar), ca. 1804-1846, artist. |
| Contributor |
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856, printer. |
|
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856, publisher. |
|
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
| Title |
Alms House. Philadelphia. [graphic] / Lith. of J.T. Bowen, Phila. |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia: Published by J.T. Bowen at his Lithographic & Print Colouring Establishment, 94, Walnut St |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1848 |
| Date |
c1840, 1848 |
| Physical Description |
1 print: lithograph, hand-colored; 16.5 x 18 cm. (6.5 x 7 in.) |
| Description |
Exterior view of the Blockley Alms House on the Schuylkill River from eastern bank including the Market Street Bridge, Beck's
shot tower, and in the far distance Eastern State Penitentiary. The Almshouse, designed by Philadelphia architect William
Strickland, was constructed in 1833.
|
| Is referenced by |
Wainwright 14.4 |
|
Lane & Cresswell, Prints of Philadelphia 125 |
| Notes |
Copyrighted by J.T. Bowen. |
|
Originally published as plate 8 in Views of Philadelphia, and Its Vicinity (Philadelphia: Published by J.C. Wild & J.B. Chevalier,
Lithographers, 72 Dock Street, 1838). The lithographic stones for the views were acquired by John T. Bowen and reissued in
1838 and in 1848 with hand coloring.
|
|
Philadelphia on Stone |
|
POS 14.4 |
|
Described in Martin Snyder's "J.C. Wild and His Philadelphia Views," Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography (January
1953, Vol. LXXXVII), p. 32-75.
|
| Subject |
Blockley Almshouse. |
|
Philadelphia General Hospital. |
|
Almshouses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- Hand colored -- 1840-1850. |
| Associated name |
Strickland, William, 1787-1854, architect. |
| Printer |
Bowen, John T., ca. 1801-1856, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| W14.4 [P.9823] |
| Accession number |
P.9823 |
