Sketch depicting an exterior view of an unidentified residence and a garden. Shows a gabled roof and the wall of a building, probably a house. In the foreground is a garden with a square pathway bordering a circle. Trees and shrubs grow on the other side of a wall or fence., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from content and active dates of artist., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2019.
Creator
Graeff, Henry F., artist
Date
[ca. 1930]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2019.66.15]
Exterior view of the Girard Trust Company building constructed in 1905 to 1907 based on designs by Furness, Evans & Co. with detailing by McKim, Mead & White at 34-60 South Broad Street, Philadelphia. Shows the building, inspired by the Roman Pantheon, with porticos supported by Ionic columns, pediments decorated with a portrait of Stephen Girard and ships, and a dome. Numerous pedestrians walk along the sidewalks. Also visible are City Hall and the Land Title Building., Title supplied by cataloger., Date inferred from date of construction of the building and accompanying label., Labels removed from the frame: For [Girard Trust Ceo.], Order No. [A149], Date [6-8-08], Ketterlinus Litho Mfg. Co. Philadelphia. [R356]. Mellon Bank No #1., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022.
Date
[ca. 1908]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department **Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.18]
Panoramic view of Philadelphia from an imagined, suburban perspective. In the foreground from a raised viewpoint are suburban houses with landscaped lawns and trees. Cars travel down the street. A stylized view of Philadelphia is depicted including industrial and office buildings, Broad Street leading to City Hall, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, and the Delaware River., Title supplied by cataloger., Signed and dated by the artist in lower right corner., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Edwin Frank Bayha (1880-1937) was born in Philadelphia to German immigrants. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art in 1899 and was a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1898 to 1933. He worked as an illustrator and commercial artist.
Creator
Bayha, Edwin F., 1880-1937
Date
1928
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.19]
Map showing the Cresson property and including Erie, Venango, Tioga, Ontario, F, G, H, and I Streets. Shows the border lines of the property in red ink. Several rectangles, probably symbolizing buildings, are depicted between G and H Streets and Venango Street. Beneath the map is an American flag on a pole., Title and date from item., Text written on recto: Established Curl heights at corners in red ink. Grade per 100 feet in blue. Surface heights in black., Stamped on the verso: Alfred Fitler, Conveyancer, Phila., Jan. 13, 1869., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2020.
Creator
Shallcross, Isaac, surveyor
Date
1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.20]
Map showing the estate of Sarah Emlen Cresson including Erie, Venango, Tioga, Ontario, Westmoreland, F, G, H, I, and J Streets. Shows the property divided into plots numbered 1 through 7 and labeled with the acreage. Depicts the mansion located in plot 5 and the tenant house and two barns located in plot 7., Title and date from item., Scale statement on map reads, “scale-80 feet to an inch.", Text on recto: Note-All areas extend to middle of streets. Blue figures represents confirmed curb elevation. Red [figures represents] present surface [elevation]., Table in the lower right depcited as a scroll and listing the seven plots with monetary valuations on the acreage., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2020.
Creator
Webster, George S., surveyor
Date
Nov. 1883
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.21]
Map showing the Cresson estate (likely Sarah Emlen Cresson) including Erie, Venango, Tioga, Ontario, G, H, and I Streets. Shows the property bordered and shaded in red. Several rectangles, probably symbolizing buildings, are depicted between G and H Streets and Venango Street. Shows the total acreage and railroad acreage., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text on recto: Note-copy of a survey and plan made by Isaac E. Shallcross with location and area of rail road added., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2020.
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department ***Doret and Mitchell Collection – Drawings & Watercolors [P.2022.62.3.22]
Series of watercolors by British-born, Canadian artist Thomas H. Wilkinson showing views of historic and prominent landmarks, sites, and residences in Philadelphia, including the Roxborough and Germantown neighborhoods. Many of the sites are historically significant in relation to the American Revolution. Includes “Arnold Mansion,” i.e., Mount Pleasant (built 1761) in East Fairmount Park where British General James Agnew died after being wounded in the Battle of Germantown (P.2017.8.2); Cannon Ball House (built ca. 1715) also known as Blakely House on Mud Island through which a cannonball went during the largest British bombardment of the Revolution in 1777; Dunkards Church (built 1770) also known as Church of the Brethren, 6613 Germantown Avenue; Gloria Dei (built 1698-1700) also known as Old Swedes Church, 929 South Water Street; Haines House, i.e., Wyck (originally built ca. 1690), the ancestral family home of the Wister-Haines families, 6026 Germantown Avenue; Johnson House (built 1765-8 and used as a stop on the Underground Railroad), 6306 Germantown Avenue (P.2017.8.7); The Jolly Post (built ca. 1680), a colonial inn on Main Street, Frankford where the American Army rested on its march to capture Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781; Market House at Second and Pine Streets, i.e the Newmarket or Head House Square Market (originally built 1745) from the Northwest; Mennonite Church, Germantown (built 1770), 6119 Germantown Avenue and used as a hospital during the American Revolution;, "Morris House" also known as the Deshler-Morris House (built 1772) and used as the summer residence of President George Washington 1793 and 1794; "Old Fort Mifflin" (built ca. 1772-98) on Mud Island; Penrose Ferry Hotel near the Penrose Ferry Bridge in Kingsessing; St. Peter’s Church at Third and Pine Streets (built 1758-61); Smith Mansion on Queen Lane, Germantown also known as Carlton built ca. 1780 and owned by Cornelius S. Smith ca. 1840-ca. 1880s; Wagner House also known as Mechlin-Wagner House (built 1747), 4840 Germantown Avenue and used as a hospital during the American Revolution; and "Wister House, Germantown" (built 1744) also known as Grumplethorpe, 5267 Germantown Avenue. Most of the views include the surrounding property and/or adjacent buildings and residences. Some of the views also show street and pedestrian traffic, including persons in conversation, market visitors, and a street car. Some of the church views show the church’s graveyard as well. Penrose Ferry Hotel view includes chickens in the side yard., Mount Pleasant Mansion was built 1761-1765 for Captain John Macpherson after the designs of Thomas Nevil in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Macpherson, a privateer during the Seven Years’ War, purchased the estate with profits from these operations. Free white and Black laborers, indentured servants, and at least four enslaved people of African descent, whose names are unknown, worked on the plantation. In 1779, General Benedict Arnold purchased Mount Pleasant for his wife Peggy Shippen, but they never occupied the house. In 1792, General Jonathan Williams purchased the mansion. The City of Philadelphia purchased the property from the Williams family in 1869. On behalf of the city, the Philadelphia Museum of Art restored the house in 1926., The Johnson House was built 1765-1768 by master builder Jacob Knor at 6306 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. John Johnson resided in the house during the Battle of Germantown. The dwelling sustained damage including a hole in the parlor door caused by a cannon ball and a chipped corner. It served as a station on the Underground Railroad. The Johnson family owned the house until 1908. The Woman's Club of Germantown purchased the house in 1917, and in 1980, gifted the house and its contents to the Germantown Mennonite Historic Trust to operate as a house museum. In 2002, the deed of ownership was transferred to the Johnson House Historic Site, Inc., Title supplied by cataloger., Watercolors signed by the artist in lower left or right corner: T.H. Wilkinson., Small number of the drawings include a title in the lower left corner., Accompanied by label: The Historical Collection of the late Samuel Castner, Jr. of Philadelphia., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell., LCP also holds glass plate negatives in the Marriott C. Morris Collection showing a variant ca. 1893 watercolor view of the Morris-Deshler house by Thomas H. Wilkinson [*P.9895.6.3 and *P.9895.11.18]., New items acquired for and housed with collection after 2017., See Lib. Company. Annual report, 2017, p. 62-64., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Thomas H. Wilkinson (1847-1929) was a British-born artist who specialized in landscape views. Although he settled in Canada in the later 19th century, he traveled the United States through the 20th century to execute his art works. During the 1890s, he created several watercolor views of Philadelphia. He died while a well-known local artist and resident of Hamilton, Ontario.
Creator
Wilkinson, Thomas H., 1847-1929, artist
Date
[ca. 1890-ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection - Watercolors and Drawings - Wilkinson [P.2017.8.2-18]
Sketchbook containing pencil drawings of exterior views of buildings in the Philadelphia area, flowers, trees, tigers and lions, and portraits of men and women. Titled sketches include: Bartram's Barn, May 5th, 1900; Bartram's Gardens May 5, 1900; Bridgwater May 13th, 1900; Poplars, Tree at Folcroft; Ridley Park Lake; Independence Hall Garden Front, the Lunch Counter May 16th, 1900; Fidelity; French Ballet, Carnival May 25, 1900; Settee Phila. Nat'n'l Bank, 421 Chestnut St.; Rocks, Nov. 2, 1901; Cupola for a stable; Tiger; Rock Nov. 2, 1901; The Grist Mill, Nov. 2, 1901; Pusey House, Feb. 15; Dr. Robert's Woods, 12-30-20; Leiper's Quarry Avondale 12/30/20; West Farm 12/30/20., Title supplied by cataloger., Date range from dated drawings., Cloth binding with "Sketch Book" embossed and "E. Donald Robb + Donald Robb Cochran" written in manuscript on the cover., Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Donald Robb Cochran (1897-1986) was born in Chester, Pa. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture in 1921. From 1921 to 1923, he worked as a draftsman at the Boston firm of Frohman, Robb & Little. He then worked at the Philadelphia firm Mellor, Meigs & Howe until 1932. In 1933, he joined Sun Oil Co. as a staff architect., Eccles Donald Robb (1880-1942) graduated from the architectural department of Drexel Institute in Philadelphia in 1899. He worked at Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in New York. From 1911 to 1914, he partnered with Clarence Brazer to form Brazer & Robb. He then formed Frohman & Robb and later Frohman, Robb & Little.
Creator
Cochran, Donald Robb, 1897-1986
Date
[ca. 1900-1920]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – albums [P.2022.62.3.52]
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell, 2022., Label on the verso from Montclair Art Museum (Montclair, N.J.) (Double Head Study), Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ethan D. Alyea. 1964.51., Bust-length, forward-facing portrait study of two white women. In the left, shows an older woman with brown ringlet curls framing her forehead and attired in a white lace day cap tied in a bow under her chin and a dark-colored dress with a white lace collar. In the right, shows a young woman with her dark brown hair parted in the middle and tied back and attired in dress with a white neckline. There is an additional portrait of a woman on the verso of the canvas. A cut out in the frame reveals the eyes of the portrait. A photocopy reproduction is taped to the back. Bust-length portrait of a white woman with her blonde hair tied back and attired in drop earrings, a multi-stranded necklace, and a light blue dress.
Panoramic view showing the Union victory at the Battle of Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 25, 1863. Shows Union troops carrying an American flag as the men break through the Confederate line. An African American Union corps drummer marches behind the soldiers. Shows Union and Confederate soldiers firing and falling in battle near brush and fallen trees, and Confederate troops retreating past a homestead in the background., Title from item., Gift of David Doret, 2002., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of the Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Philadelphia Panorama Co., distributor
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *GC - Civil War - Campaigns & battles - Missionary Ridge [P.2002.50.3]
View of the Zion Lutheran Church, also known as the New Lutheran Church, rebuilt 1794-1796 at Cherry and North Fourth streets following a fire in 1794. Church originally built 1766-1769 after the designs of Robert Smith. Also shows a partial view of neighboring buildings and pedestrian traffic. Pedestrians include a boy, and women carrying parasols and baskets., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 181, Gift of David Doret.
Creator
Breton, William L., lithographer
Date
[1829]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *BW - Churches & meetinghouses [P.2005.20]
Depicts a three-story brick residence on the corner of Eleventh and Chestnut Streets. Adjacent is a busy market building with people and horse-drawn carriages in front., Transcribed from accompanying label: A Scotch carpenter, John Fimeton, began the rearing of this fine residence at the northwest corner of Tenth and Chestnut Streets in 1790. His widow, a daughter of John Hart, one of the signers of the "Declaration," sold the partly built structure to Colonel Peter L. Berry, who in turn sold it to David Lenox in 1815. The greater part of the estate of the widow, Lucy [sic] Lenox, was willed to her niece, Sallie [sic] Lukens Keene, daughter of General Lawrence Keene, who served in the Revolution. Succeeding members of the family, including the wife of Colonel S.B. Wylie Mitchell, sold the property to the Mutual Life Insurance Company, who built here in 1874, the first modern office structure in the city. The Franklin Market, upon Tenth Street, was built in 1860. The enterprise was not profitable and the building was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1867. Two years later the Mercantile Library Company purchased and altered the structure to suit its purpose. The statue of Franklin, which long adorned the front, now occupies a similar place at the Ledger Building., Taylor Catalog Number: 34, The widow of David Lenox was Tacy Lenox. Her niece was Sarah Lukens Keene. The wife of Colonel S.B. Wylie Mitchell was Ellen Keene Mitchell.
Creator
Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927, creator
