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Title: ASSU Illustration 3456
Description: Block numbered in one place: 3456; also numbered 713 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a man in profile; he has sideburns but is otherwise clean-shaven and appears to be wearing a suit jacket or coat with thick lapels., Back of block obscured by pasted-down paper.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 23

Title: Cameos
Description: Five boxes containing 150 cameos of Greeks and Romans. Some boxes have lists indentifying the people., Bequest of Dr. James Rush, 1869.
Location: OBJ 586

Title: Joseph Fisher, “Optician.”
Description: Bequest of Joseph Fisher, 1864.
Creator: Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872
Date: 1828
Location: OBJ 239

Title: Margaret Burke
Description: Margaret Burke was the sister of Mathew Carey. Not long after her portrait was taken, she followed her brother to the United States. She married a Baltimore sea captain named James Burke, who presently abandoned her and their children. She moved to Philadelphia and for a while worked as a school mistress and a milliner., Gift of Mrs. H. Lea (Mary) Hudson, 1994.
Creator: Shee, Martin Archer, 1769-1850
Date: Ca. 1796
Location: OBJ 857

Title: Elizabeth Hazlehurst
Description: Paper label reads: “Elizabeth Hazlehurst Sister of John Markoe 17??-1841.” She was married to Isaac Hazlehurst., Gift of Dr. Mary Dewitt Pettit, 1965.
Location: OBJ 684

Title: Deborah Davenport
Description: Portrait of Deborah Davenport of Woodbury, N.J., Bequest of Anne Hampton Brewster, 1892.
Creator: Saint Mémin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de, 1770-1852
Date: 1798
Location: OBJ 722

Title: Mehitabel Markoe
Description: Mehitabel (Hitty) Cox was the daughter of James S. Cox of Bermuda, who became a prominent Philadelphian, and his wife Catherine Sitgreaves. Hitty married John Markoe in 1804., Gift of Dr. Mary De Witt Pettit, 1965.
Creator: Eichholtz, Jacob, 1776-1842
Date: Ca. 1815
Location: OBJ 668

Title: Susan Ridgway Rotch Barton
Description: Susan Barton was the sister of Phoebe Ann Rush and the wife of John Rhea Barton., LCP Minutes vol. 15, Feb. 1944, p. 101: “The President presented a letter from Mrs. Ridgway, offering to the Library Company a bust and portrait of Mrs. Barton, the sister of Mrs. James Rush. On motion, these gifts were accepted with gratitude of the Board, and the President was asked to write to Mrs. Ridgway to accept them and to express the appreciation of the Board.”, Gift of Mrs. Thomas Ridgway, 1944.
Location: OBJ 511

Title: Susan Ridgway Rotch Barton
Description: Susan Barton was the sister of Phoebe Ann Rush and the wife of John Rhea Barton., LCP Minutes vol. 15, Feb. 1944, p. 101: “The President presented a letter from Mrs. Ridgway, offering to the Library Company a bust and portrait of Mrs. Barton, the sister of Mrs. James Rush. On motion, these gifts were accepted with gratitude of the Board, and the President was asked to write to Mrs. Ridgway to accept them and to express the appreciation of the Board.”, Gift of Mrs. Thomas Ridgway, 1944.
Creator: Morgan, C.W
Location: OBJ 520

Title: Maria Hampton Brewster
Description: Copy of an original by Thomas Buchanan Read., Bequest of Anne Hampton Brewster, 1892.
Creator: Furness, William Henry, 1827-1867
Location: OBJ 309

Title: Zachariah Poulson
Description: Poulson was librarian from 1785-1806 and a board member from 1812-1844 at the Library Company., Sully Register, #1356., Commissioned by the Library Company's Board of Directors, 1843., Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1922). Exhibited in the Library Company's exhibition, Quarter of a Millennium (1981). Exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition, Mr. Sully, Portrait Painter (1983).
Creator: Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872
Date: 1843
Location: OBJ 041

Title: 129er (Pattie Mellor) near well in woods. [Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Pattie Mellor sitting in the grass beneath a tree at Manasquan. N.J., Time: 11, Light: No sun., The emulsion is severely damaged and the image is barely discernible., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 18, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1157]

Title: James S. Biddle
Description: Biddle was on the Library Company's Board of Directors from 1870-1900., Gift of the Library Company's Board of Directors, 1901.
Creator: Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917
Date: 1900
Location: OBJ 131

Title: Charles A. Gillingham
Description: Gift of Miss Gillingham, June 2, 1904., LCP Minutes vol. 10, June 2, 1904, p. 88: "One portrait and two pastels bequeathed by Miss Gillingham to the Library were received."
Location: OBJ 264

Title: Silhouette of Major Edward Stanly
Description: Black silk with cut paper on top., Removed from its frame in 2007., Note on top recto: Profile taken by Major Andre of the British Army; bottom: Major Stanly of the 17th Light dragoons 1778, cut by Major Andre. MS on verso: return'd to me after the Death of Mr. H. Pennington and I now give it to Foxhall A. Parker, U. S. Navy Eliza Lawrence, Aug. 22, 1862. The profile of Major Stanly of the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons since Earl of Derby. Done by Major Andre while the British Army was in Philadelphia, and presented by him to Miss Rebecca Redman (afterwards Mrs. E. Lawrence)., LCP Annual Report, 1900: "In concluding this brief review of the year’s gifts, it remains to mention that which Philadelphians will probably considered the most valuable: it is the André Collection, belonging to the late Gen. John Meredith Read, at one time Minister of the United States to Athens, presented by his family to the Library Company. It comprises a large mirror (68 x 29 x 2") which formed part of the decoration of the Wharton House at the time of the Mischianza; profiles cut by Major André for Miss Rebecca Redman, in 1778, of Capt. Lullum Batwell, of the 46th Regiment of Foot, and of himself; a ticket for the Mischianza, May 18th, 1778, with invitation written on the back and signed by Sir Henry Calder; profile of Major Edward Stanley, of the 17th Light Dragoons, afterwards the twelfth Earl of Derby, and the following verses written to a German air by Major André at the request of Miss Redman, January 2d, 1777.", Gift of Mrs. John Meredith Read, 1900.
Creator: André, John, 1751-1780
Date: 1778
Location: OBJ 061

Title: [George Doering and two nephews overlooking a stream in the Pocono Mountains, Pa.]
Description: Depicts George Doering (brother of the photographer) lounging with his two young nephews, Jules and Bill, near a large tree, overlooking a stream in the Pocono Mountains. One image focuses on the small group and the other captures the stream, showing the standing figure of George Doering and his nephews off to the side., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1897
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.98 & 99]

Title: [Outing in the country, siblings of William Doering sitting on fence.]
Description: Depicts three siblings of the photographer: George Doering, Catherine Doering Went and Jules Doering, posing near a wooden fence. George and Catherine are sitting on the fence, but Jules stands behind., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator: Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date: ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.176]

Title: She fastened the door with a skewer
Description: Comic genre photograph showing a smiling young woman putting a skewer through a door latch., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Genre [P.9299.16]

Title: The political barber
Description: Comic genre photograph showing a barber focused more on reading his patron's newspaper than styling his hair. Includes the barber's station with equipment and products, the patrons umbrella and top hat on the floor, and advertising prints on the wall in the background., Title from photographer's manuscript note on verso., Photographer's label pasted on verso., Yellow mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Ms. Jane Carson James.
Creator: Cremer, James, 1821-1893
Date: [ca. 1868]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Cremer - Genre [P.9299.17]

Title: [Man with backpack and ax, Egg Harbor River, New Jersey]
Description: Film negative showing a man carrying a backpack and an ax at Egg Harbor. The man has a beard and stands in a wooded area next to the river., April 13 & 14, 1906., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1906
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.35]

Title: [Man in top hat, W. Walnut Lane]
Description: Film negative showing a man wearing a suit with a long jacket and a top hat standing on a path in a park near Morris' home at 131 W. Walnut Lane. Houses stand in the background., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: April 1, 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.189]

Title: Leonard Parkinson, a Captain of Maroons
Description: Supposedly taken from life, this full-length, profile portrait shows Leonard Parkinson, the famous leader of the Maroons, the name given to Africans who escaped slavery in Jamaica (and throughout the Americas) and resisted European colonialism. Dressed only in light-colored, knee-length breeches, Parkinson grasps his rifle with both hands as he strides forward. A large dagger is suspended from his waist, and a fur-cover pouch is slung accross his body. The engraver has taken care to emphasis his muscularity., Frontispiece for the Proceedings of the Governor and Assembly of Jamaica, in Regard to the Maroon Negroes: Published by Order of the Assembly (London: Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, M.DCC.XCVI. [1796])., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Resistance.
Creator: Raimbach, Abraham, 1776-1843, engraver
Date: [1796]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1796 Jamai Ass 2364.O frontispiece, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2692

Title: An inhabitant of Angola
Description: Portrait image of an Angolan man. Subject wears only a tall head-piece, seemingly made of feathers, and a ribbon around his genitals. He holds a long spear in his right hand. An Angolan idol appears in the sky in the background. On the preceding page, Hebert wrote, "In Angola the people are fearfull blacke, their Religion is Ethnick, the Idols are of great esteeme amongst them, and called Mokisso, generally they are so wedded to Superstition, that some adore the Deuill in forme of a bloudie Dragon. Others a Ram-goat, a Leopard, a Batt, an Owle, a Snake or Dogge, to whom they ceremoniously kneele and bow vnto, groueling then vpon the Earth, they throw dust on their faces, and offer Hearbes, Rice, Rootes, Fruits, and such like, which is deuoured by the Witches, a Monster not a little feared and esteemed of amongst these Deuillish Sauages." (p. 8), Illustration in Sir Thomas Hebert's A relation of some yeares travaile, begvnne anno 1626: Into Afrique and the greater Asia, especially the territories of the Persian monarchie: and some parts of the Orientall Indies, and iles adiacent. Of their religion, language, habit, discent, ceremonies, and other matters concerning them . . . (London: Printed by William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, 1634), p. 9., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Creator: Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver
Date: [1634]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *Stc 13190 902.F (Preston) p 9, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2892

Title: The slaves of Martinique
Description: Engraving accompanies Whittier's poem "Slaves of Martinique." It shows a slave couple enjoying a brief moment of rest in the shade. She is described as "Dark, but comely, like the maiden in the ancient Jewish song." He is described as " . . . the strong one and the many, with the vassal's garb and hue, / Holding still his spirit's birthright, to his higher nature true.", Engraving in John Whittier's Poems (Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey & Co., 1849), p. 372., The following lines appear underneath the image: "Beams of noon like burning lances, through the tree-tops flash and glisten. / As she stands before her lover, with raised face to look and listen.", Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Scenes from Slave Life.
Creator: Glover, De Lay, 1823-1863, engraver
Date: [1849]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Am 1849 Whi 12099.O p 372, https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2779

Title: Congo
Description: Two residents of Congo are shown on a river-bank. A man stands to the left; he wears a plumed head-dress and warrior's garb, and holds a shield and a paddle. A woman crouches at the right. She is shown from the rear, and carries two children on her back. A river is visible behind them, as is a village., Double-page plate in Pieter van der Aa's La galerie agreable du monde, où l'on voit et un grand nombre de cartes tres-exactes et de belles tailles-douces, les principaux empires, roiaumes, republiques, provinces, villes, bourgs et forteresses . . . (Le tout mis en ordre & executé à Leide, par Pierre vander Aa [1729?]), n.p., In the absence of pagination, 49a has been written next to the plate., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Creator: Meyer, Aldert, b. ca. 1664, engraver
Date: [1729?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Gen Gal v 60-62 1729.F n.p. (49a), https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2949

Title: [Le Cap de Bona Esperance]
Description: Engraving shows a black family near the Cape of Good Hope. Carrying three small children (two hang in front of her, one is strapped on her back), the mother gestures toward the father, who appears to hold a dead bird by its neck. (It could, however, be some other type of creature.) The father wears a large collar, and his skin reveals numerous cut-marks. Ships are visible on the waters in the background., Double-page plate in Pieter van der Aa's La galerie agreable du monde, où l'on voit et un grand nombre de cartes tres-exactes et de belles tailles-douces, les principaux empires, roiaumes, republiques, provinces, villes, bourgs et forteresses . . . (Le tout mis en ordre & executé à Leide, par Pierre vander Aa [1729?]), n.p., Caption reads: C.D. Bona Esperance., In the absence of pagination, 57a has been written next to the plate., Fels Afro-Americana Image Project, Africa: Images, Maps, and Geography.
Creator: Meyer, Aldert, b. ca. 1664, engraver
Date: [1729?]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare *U Gen Gal v 60-62 1729.F n.p. (57a), https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/Islandora%3A2940

Title: Readville
Description: Photograph showing a group of men gathered in a clearing among the trees at Readville, Mass. Some men sit under the trees while other stand. A house is visible through the branches in the background., September 13, 14, + 15, 1907., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: September 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.601]

Title: Pitman at Readville
Description: Photograph showing a man wearing a hat and glasses sitting at a small table in a clearing in the woods at Readville. Various cups sit on the table and a wagon stands behind the man. Another man reclines against the wagon wheel., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 30, 1907
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.603]

Title: [Portrait of a man], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a man with a cloth wrapped around his head. His sleeves are rolled up and he crosses his arms in front of his body., October 9 & 10, 1908., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.318]

Title: [Portrait of a laughing man], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a laughing man wearing a hat and glasses., October 9 & 10, 1908., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.319]

Title: [Portrait of a laughing man], canoeing, Egg Harbor River, NJ
Description: Film negative showing a laughing man with a beard wearing a hat., October 9 & 10, 1908., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: October 1908
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.320]

Title: [Seated man], Sea Girt, NJ
Description: Glass negative showing a man seated on a rustic wooden bench in front of a tree at Sea Girt. The man crosses his legs and rests his head on his hand. He wears a three piece suit, a straw hat, and a pocketwatch., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.546]

Title: Group at head of L[ake] Hopatcong, N.J
Description: Glass negative showing Hetty Garrett, Miriam Elfreth, Lillie Allen, Alfred Maris, and Rachel Alsop posed in front of dense foliage at Lake Hopatcong. Maris and a woman holding a parasol stand while the three other women sit in the grass. The women wear long dresses with hats and Maris wears suspenders, an ascot, and a hat. Lake Hopatcong, the largest freshwater body in New Jersey, became a popular resort destination after rail service came to the area in 1882. By the 1940s and 1950s, it had become mostly residential., Photographer remarks: Hetty Garrett, Miriam Elfreth, Lillie Allen, A. Maris & Rachel Alsop., Time: 12 A.M., Light: good sun, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 15, 1889
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1574]

Title: Mrs. Zachariah Poulson [Susannah Knorr Poulson]
Description: Susannah Knorr was born in Germantown in 1756. She married Zachariah Poulson in 1780., Purchased by the Library Company, 2011.
Creator: Peale, James, 1749-1831
Date: 1808
Location: OBJ 886

Title: William Henry Rawle
Description: Rawle was a Philadelphia lawyer, legal author, and former Library Company board member., Gift of Richard M. Cadwalader, 1894.
Creator: Vonnoh, Robert William, 1858-1933
Date: Ca. 1893
Location: OBJ 237

Title: George Campbell
Description: George Campbell was the librarian of the Library Company, 1806-1829 and on the board of directors from 1836-1855. This portrait was painted for the Musical Fund Society, of which Campbell was president., Gift of Edwin Wolf 2nd, 1960., Exhibited in the Library Company's exhibition, In Living Color: Collecting Color Plate Books (2007).
Creator: Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872
Date: 1856
Location: OBJ 666

Title: Hester Prynne & Pearl
Description: LCP Minutes vol. 14, Dec. 1, 1938, p. 35: “Mr. Parrish said that the grandsons of Mr. Howard Roberts have recently presented books to the Library and have offered to present to the Library Mr. Roberts’ statues of Hester and Lot’s wife. … Resolved that the Directors on behalf of the Library Company as well as on their own behalf warmly thank Mr. Paul Roberts and Mr. Radclyffe Roberts for their generous donations.” LCP Annual Report, May 1, 1939: “A collection of valuable books, formerly the property of the late Mr. and Mrs. Howard Roberts, was given to the Library by Mr. Paul Roberts. At the same time Mr. H. Radclyffe Roberts presented to the Library the marble statue of Hester Prynne and Pearl, the first important work of Howard Roberts. When exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy in 1872 it attracted widespread attention throughout the country.”, Gift of H. Radclyffe Roberts (the artist's grandson), 1939., Exhibited at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (1872) and the Philadelphia Art Museum (1966-1981).
Creator: Roberts, Howard, 1843-1900
Date: 1869
Location: OBJ 540

Title: John Graver Johnson
Description: Johnson was an eminent corporate lawyer and was involved in the case dealing with the building of the Ridgway Building. His art collection became the nucleus of the Philadelphia Museum of Art., LCP Annual Report May, 1939, p. 6, “By the kindness of Mr. William De Krafft the Library Company has become the possessor of the portrait of John G. Johnson, painted by Albert Rosenthal.”, Gift of William de Krafft, 1938., Exhibited by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the 112th Annual Exhibition, 1917.
Creator: Rosenthal, Albert, 1863-1939
Location: OBJ 254

Title: William Mackenzie
Description: Mackenzie was a Philadelphia merchant and book collector whose library of over 7,000 volumes came to the Loganian Library and the Library Company., Painting is signed “J. Neagle, 1829.”, LCP Minutes vol. 5, Nov. 5, 1828, p. 244: "Mess. Norris and Gibson were authorized to contract with any artist whom they may select to paint a portrait of the late William Mackenzie Esquire to correspond with the portrait of the late Dr. Preston by West." Vol. 5, Dec. 4, 1828, p. 246: "Mr. Norris from the Committee appointed for that purpose reported that they had contracted with Mr. Neagle to paint a portrait of the late Mr. Mackenzie Esq. under the authority conferred upon them at the last meeting and that the work had begun." Vol. 5, Aug. 6, 1829, p. 264: “An order was drawn in favour of Joseph Parker Norris for ninety seven dollars for the payment of John Neagle’s bill for painting a portrait of the late William Mackenzie and causing the same to be framed and put up in the room.”, Receipt from John Neagle for the portrait, July 1, 1829. LCP Records, 1829 [7446.F.14]., Commissioned by the Library Company, 1829.
Creator: Neagle, John, 1796-1865
Date: 1829
Location: OBJ 266

Title: Silhouettes of Lullum Batwell and John André
Description: Black silk with cut paper on top., Removed from its frame in 2007., Label on verso: Profiles of Captain Batwell and Major Andre cut by Major Andre for Miss Rebecca Redman Lawrence in the year 1778, and presented by her daughter Miss Eliza Lawrence to her cousin Henry Penington in the year 1841. After the death of Mr. Henry Penington these profiles were returned to me, I now give them to Commander Foxhall A. Parker. Eliza Lawrence, Aug. 22, 1862., Gift of Mrs. John Meredith Read, 1900., LCP Annual Report, 1900: "In concluding this brief review of the year’s gifts, it remains to mention that which Philadelphians will probably considered the most valuable: it is the André Collection, belonging to the late Gen. John Meredith Read, at one time Minister of the United States to Athens, presented by his family to the Library Company. It comprises a large mirror (68 x 29 x 2") which formed part of the decoration of the Wharton House at the time of the Mischianza; profiles cut by Major André for Miss Rebecca Redman, in 1778, of Capt. Lullum Batwell, of the 46th Regiment of Foot, and of himself; a ticket for the Mischianza, May 18th, 1778, with invitation written on the back and signed by Sir Henry Calder; profile of Major Edward Stanley, of the 17th Light Dragoons, afterwards the twelfth Earl of Derby, and the following verses written to a German air by Major André at the request of Miss Redman, January 2d, 1777."
Creator: André, John, 1751-1780
Date: 1778
Location: OBJ 062

Title: [Portrait of two sisters, Caroline and Mary Wood.]
Description: Mary is standing with her arm around seated Caroline. Both girls are wearing the same patterned dress, but the dresses are hand colored different colors. Very pale hand colored pink on cheeks., Cased photographs retrospective conversion project., Pad: Faded red velvet. No design., Mat: Octagonal., Case: Leather. Within a double oval is an open flower surrounded by scrolls. No design on verso., Richard Davis Wood (1799-1869), the girls' father notes in his diary on May 1, 1846, "Took wife and daughters Mary and Caroline to Langenheim's, and had their daguerreotypes taken, succeeding very well." Inside case is the poem "Watching for the Prodigal" clipped from a newspaper., See Anne Ayer Verplanck, Facing Philadelphia: Social Functions of Silhouettes, Miniatures, and Daguerreotypes, 1760-1860, (Ph.D. diss., College of William and Mary, 1996), section of Chapter IV, Wood Family Daguerreotypes, pp. 221-233. See research folder for biographical information about the Wood Family.
Creator: W. & F. Langenheim (Firm), photographer
Date: [May 1, 1846]
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Cased photos [P.8926.22]

Title: Group on top of Robinson Mt. Rob Mickle, Dr. Evans, &c. [Mount Desert Island, ME]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of one woman and seven men, including Robert Mickle and Dr. Evans, resting among the rocks and brush at the top of Robinson Mountain at Mount Desert Island. All of the men wear hats but each looks in a different direction while posing for the camera. The woman wears a long dress and hat. Mount Desert Island, the largest island off the coast of Maine, was popularized in the mid-19th century by Hudson River School painters as a nature retreat. From the late 19th century to around the 1930s the Island was a tourist destination for the social elite., Photographer remarks: Intens. 10/88, Time: 1:30, Light: Very faint sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 17, 1888
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1324]

Title: Copy of a card photo of J. Gurney Hill
Description: Glass negative showing a card portrait of J. Gurney Hill mounted on a paneled wall. Hill was a deceased Haverford College student., Time: 2, Light: sun on picture, The emulsion has been slightly discolored in the center of the negative., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: November 24, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.464]

Title: Copy by M[arriott] C. M[orris] of a picture of David Barclay. [Portrait of David Barclay, Died 28th May 1809 Aged 81]
Description: Glass negative showing a portrait of David Barclay propped up on a stone base. Barclay poses in three quarter length profile and wears a curled wig. The portrait has a manuscript note: Grandson of author of An Apology. Barclay was an English Quaker merchant and banker., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1880-ca. 1900
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.91.7]

Title: 104er (Gertrude Mellor) [near well in woods, Manasquan, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing Gerturde Mellor seated on a wooden stool leaning against a tree trunk at Manasquan, N.J. She wears a polka dotted dress, hat and locket and holds a parasol in her hand., At same place., Time: 11:10, Light: Fair sun., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 18, 1887
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1158]

Title: Aunt A.T. [Anna Tatnall] Canby. [Sea Girt, NJ]
Description: Glass negative showing a three-quarter length portrait of Marriott C. Morris' aunt Anna Tatnall Canby. She sits in a wicker chair and wears a straw hat with ribbons, a brooch, and a checkered shawl., Photographer remarks: In porch. A little overexp., Time: 3:50, Light: Good, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 21, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.290]

Title: Anna H. Chase and camera, taking view in park
Description: Glass negative showing Anna H. Chase taking a photograph using a camera standing on a tripod, possibly at Crescent Park, Sea Girt. A box of equipment sits at her feet. She wears a wide-brimmed hat and a long dress., Photographer remarks: Underdeveloped, I think. Intens. 1,10,'85, Time: 1:10, Light: Weak, no sun., The negative is very light., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: July 29, 1884
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.309]

Title: Owl Club sitting on 2 logs, [Poconos, Swiftwater, Pa.]
Description: Glass negative showing a group of people, including Lu Watt and Miss Shotwell, seated on large logs surrounded by trees at Shiftwater, Pa. The women wear long patterend dresses while the men wear three-piece suits., Photographer remarks: Much better than last. Very good plate. V[Varnished], Time: 4 P.M., Light: Fairly good, Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: August 25, 1882
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.37]

Title: [Portrait of] Matilda Knox
Description: Glass negative showing a portrait of Matilda Knox seated on a wooden bench with her arms crossed. She wears a dress with a floral pattern and has her hair pulled back in a chignon. Trees and grass are blurred in background. Matilda Knox was the housekeeper for the Morris family at Avocado., Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: ca. 1885
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.87.7]

Title: Mr. Fabian, farmer at Tullytown
Description: Film negative showing David P. Fabian, a farmer, wearing suspenders and a hat standing in front of the roots of a fallen tree at Tullytown. Fabian has a beard and looks at the camera., Originally located in negative album [P.2013.13a], Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris., Edited.
Creator: Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer
Date: May 14, 1912
Location: Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.484]

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