View of a tree stump covered with brush on the bank of the Frankford Creek in Philadelphia, Pa. The stump, with an overgrowth of plants on top of it, rests on the edge of the bank as the creek flows around it. Trees and shrubs are visible growing in the background., Title from item., Date from manuscript note written on verso: Nov. 14, 62, -- 25 [?], Attributed to John Moran., Yellow mount with square corners., Distributor's name embossed on mount on recto: Paul & Curtis, New York., Manuscript note written on verso: Frankford Creek, near Phila. Penn., Gift of David Doret., See duplicate, trimmed copy: stereo - Moran - Views - Frankford [5759.F.19].
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date
Nov. 14, 1862
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Photos [P.2019.64.51]
Lithograph showing a stream coursing through the landscape, finally flowing under a bridge in the background. In the foreground, there is an island in the middle of the stream with three trees. In the right, a horse lowers his head to drink. A horse-drawn covered wagon travels over the bridge in the background., Title from inscription lower right., Date based on publication date of series: North American Foliage and Trees., First word in title on print in lower case: near., Gift of David Doret., See Nicholas B. Wainwright, "Augustus Kollner, Artist" in Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 84 (1960) 325-351.
Creator
Kollner, Augustus, 1812-1906, artist
Date
1860
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department GC-Views-United States-Pennsylvania [P.2010.35.3]
