02691ckm a22004451i 4500 000220723 20230712160154.0 kjoco 050907s1862 paunnn kneng u (CPomAG) 1 McA-944 ppl PPL gihc Weeber, L., lithographer. Grand Union ball in honor of the recent brilliant victories achieved by the land and naval forces of the United States, at the Academy of Music, Tuesday evening, March 4, 1862. [graphic] / L. Weeber del. Philadelphia: Haehnlen printer 125 & 127 South Third Street, [1862] 1 print: chromolithograph; 31 x 41 cm.(11.75 x 16 in.) Advertisement containing a gothic-style ornamental border surrounding text providing the date of the ball, names of sponsors, ticket information, and entertainment details. Border includes vignettes of cherubs; allegorical figures representing the arts including painting, sculpture, and music; a portrait of George Washington; a mythical scene; and a view. Scene shows a bare-chested woman on a horse being attacked by a tiger surrounded by symbols of industry, science, and the humanities. View shows a seventeenth-century landing party aboard a skiff. Sponsors include Alexander Henry, Commodore C.J. Pendegrast, and Capt. W.S. Ogden. Master of Ceremonies was M[iecislaw] Hlasko (a dancing and gymnastics teacher who offered drill classes at his physical institute) and music was under the direction of the Hassler Brothers. Philadelphia on Stone POSP 97 Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies. Washington, George, 1732-1799 Portraits. Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) 63570 Balls (Parties) Pennsylvania Philadelphia lctgm Arts. 67926 Explorers. lctgm 71914 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects. Chromolithographs 1860-1870. gmgpc Advertisements 1860-1870. gmgpc SP1 Women. Printer Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, publisher. Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. Imprint PA. Philadelphia. 1863. Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT *BW - Advertisements - A [(2)5786.F.147a] (2)5786.F.147a *BW - Advertisements - A [(2)5786.F.147a] (2)5786.F.147a LCPD *BW - Advertisements - A [(2)5786.F.147a] (CPomAG)80091688 210797 210797 000220723 CONV 00 20051208 1946 000220723 20060120 1831 000220723 20060201 1538 000220723 MASTER 40 20060505 1125 000220723 MASTER 40 20060505 1125 000220723 MASTER 40 20060505 1129 000220723 MASTER 40 20060505 1156 000220723 ERIKA 40 20070713 1051 000220723 20071018 1959 000220723 ERIKA 40 20100325 1234 000220723 LINDAW 40 20100505 1531 ppl PA. Philadelphia. 1863. Imprint Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, publisher. McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector.