[Interior of Christ Church, Philada. in 1785] [graphic].
Title
[Interior of Christ Church, Philada. in 1785]
Description
Photographic reproduction of an engraving attributed to James Peller Malcolm of the tromp l'oeil decorated chancel of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Shows the wineglass pulpit built by cabinetmaker John Folwell, the palladian window, archways, and balconies. Includes the decorative motif of the rising sun symbolizing resurrection above the pulpit., Title and publication information supplied by carte de visite duplicate in the collections of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa., Original engraving in the collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Brother [(4)1322.F.65]
Christ Church, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description
Views of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Predominately interior views showing the altar, a clergyman, galleries, communion table, stain glass windows, and organ gallery of the church. Exterior views show the steeple (completed 1754 after the designs of John Harrison and Robert Smith) and a side of the church building. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter. Also includes a reproduction of a drawing of the "Interior of Christ Church, Philada in 1795" showing the altar., Four images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Contains six stereographic prints, including five mounted on paper and one with a publisher's label listing the rectors and describing the history of the church and congregation. Also contains six one-half stereographic prints mounted on paper and two cartes-de-visite., One of images [1322.F.64a] reproduced in Kenneth Finkel's Nineteenth century photography in Philadelphia (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia, 1980), entry #120., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
December 1860, c1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - McAllister & Bro. [(4)1322.62d; 64a; 64a(v); 64e; P.8662.3 & 4], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.63a; 64,64b(v)-d(v); 65e; P.8687.3], Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.64c & 66c]
Christ Church, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description
Interior view from balcony showing the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Duplicate of P.8662.4 and (4)1322.F.64a., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65a]
Christ Church, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description
Interior view showing a minister in his robes near the communion table in front of the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church. Church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65b]
Christ Church, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description
Interior view showing a minister in his robes near the communion table in front of the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church. Church built 1727-1744 at 22-34 North 2nd Street. Includes stain glass windows. Interior altered 1834 after the designs of Thomas Ustick Walter., Attributed to McAllister & Brother., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
[1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65c]
"The Queen Anne plate"-Christ Church, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Title
"The Queen Anne plate"-Christ Church, Philadelphia
Description
Shows the communion plate in front of the altar of the Protestant Episcopal church at 22-34 North Second Street. Includes two flagons, two cups, two plates and a paten. Congregation established 1695., Title printed on mount., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Paper backing pasted on verso., Accompanied by publisher's label describing the pieces and provenance of the communion plate. Provenances include Anna Regina, Robert Quay, Sarah Redman, and Margaret Tresse., Duplicate of 8424.F.6., For reproductions use (4)1322.F.65d., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia., McAllister & Brother, opticians, a partnership between brothers William Y., John A., and Thomas H. McAllister, was active 1853-1865.
Creator
McAllister & Brother
Date
December 1860, c1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - McAllister & Bro. - Religion [(4)1322.F.65d]