Detailed view of an ornate candelabrum hanging from the quatrefoil-patterned ceiling in the Governor's private office., Title supplied by cataloguer., The Pennsylvania State Capitol building was constructed from 1902 to 1906 after designs by Joseph M. Huston., Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Maro S. Hunting. Mrs. Hunting was the granddaughter of Joseph M. Huston, the architect of the Capitol., LCP AR [Annual Report] 1979, pp. 42, 47-48., Reproduced in Charles H. Caffin's Handbook of the New Capitol of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg, Pa.: Mount Pleasant Press, 1906) pg. 58, and in an article entitled "A Costly Triumph" by Harold J. Howland in the Saturday, January 26, 1907 issue of "The Outlook", p. 208., Forms part of the photograph album in the Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection.
Date
1906
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Pennsylvania Capitol Photograph Collection [P.8479.103.20a]
Views show glass tableware, light fixtures, and a candelabra created by the New England Glass Co. from Boston displayed in the Main Exhibition Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The fair celebrated the centennial of the United States through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art., Title supplied by cataloger., Photographer's imprint printed on mounts and on versos. Imprint on versos contain initials "CPC" in decorative border surmounted by date range 1776-1876., White curved mounts with rounded corners., Gift of Robert M. Vogel., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Centennial Photographic Co.
Date
c1876
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Centennial Photographic Co. [P.9047.176 and P.9600.7]
Exhibit titles: Marchand, Louis Leon, Paris, Exhibit #478; Elkinston [sic] & Co., Birmingham, Exhibit #134, Main Exhibition Building, Bldg., #1.
Showcase containing suits of armor and decorative metal ware, including candelabra, platters, urns, and chandeliers. Beside Elkington exhibit is Marchand.
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