Model of Japanese Temple. Presented to The Master Builders' Exchange by Edward H. Williams, M.D. Philadelphia 1890 [graphic] / Chas. Truscott, photo expert, 1109 Cuthbert Street, Philada.
Title
Model of Japanese Temple. Presented to The Master Builders' Exchange by Edward H. Williams, M.D. Philadelphia 1890
Description
View showing the model of the Shinto temple given to the Master Builders' Exchange of Philadelphia by honorary member, former physician, and Baldwin Locomotive Works executive Edward H. Williams. Composed of wood and metal, the ornately-designed miniature temple, possibly after one of the temples located at the shrines of Nikkõ, rests on a cloth-covered pedestal. The shrine includes a gable roof, verandas, and intricate wood carvings. Two parallel displays of long-stemmed white flowers rest in front of the temple. Williams purchased the over 100 year-old model from a Japanese family through the brokerage of Harry Deakin of Yokohama. Williams, also known for his philanthropy, gave the piece to the Exchange for permanent display in the organization's Exhibition Room. Williams desired mechanics be able to view the model in a freely-accessible public place as epitomized by the Exhibition Room at the Exchange. Master Builders' Exchange of Philadelphia was chartered in 1887 with the mission of "encouragement and protection of the building interests in the city and county of Philadelphia; to inculcate just and equitable principles ; establish and maintain uniformity in commercial usages; acquire, preserve and disseminate valuable business information and avoid and adjust, as far as practicable, the controversies and misunderstandings which are apt to arise between individuals engaged in trade, ...", Title from item., Date inferred from years of residency of photographer at the address listed in his imprint., Photographer's imprint stamped on verso., Purchased with funds for the Visual Culture Program (Junto 2015)., Reproduced in Clem Congdon, "History of the Master Builders' Exchange (Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co., 1893), before 289., See Clem Congdon, "History of the Master Builders' Exchange (Philadelphia: Sunshine Publishing Co., 1893), 284-301., Lib. Company. Annual report, 2017, p. 54-56., Charles Truscott (1851-1916) was a Philadelphia photographer known for his technical skill. A member of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia, Photographers' Society of Pennsylvania, and the Photographers' Association of America, Truscott often read and published papers about the photographic process at these organizations' meetings and in their journals.
Creator
Truscott, Charles, 1851-1916, photographer
Date
[ca. 1892]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Truscott [P.2017.18]