Engraved invitation with script lettering from Henry M. Phillips to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Henry Myer Phillips (1811-1884) was a Congressman for Pennsylvania and a lawyer. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. The Saturday Club was founded in 1867 and met at member’s houses for entertainment and conversation., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1880., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-14].
Date
1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.15]
Engraved invitation with script lettering from George and Emma Childs to Ferdinand J. Dreer. George W. Childs (1829-1894) was a publisher who co-owned the Public Ledger newspaper. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector. Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) was the Canon of Westminster Abbey and a novelist who toured America in 1874. Rose Georgina Kingsley was the eldest daughter of Charles and an author of several books., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1874., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.7-8; P.2019.64.10-15].
Date
1874
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.9]
Engraved invitation with script lettering from Edwin N. Benson to Ferdinand J. Dreer. Edwin N. Benson (1840-1909) was a former banker and served as president of the Union League of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1888. Ferdinand J. Dreer (1812-1902) was a Philadelphia goldsmith, jeweler, and autograph collector., Title and date from item., Part of title written in manuscript: 1880., Gift of David Doret, 2019., See related invitations to Ferdinand J. Dreer [P.2019.64.8-15].
Date
1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Doret and Mitchell Collection – Ephemera [P.2019.64.7]
Invitation depicting an invitation illustrated with a small vignette of the church exterior tucked into a bouquet of lilies. All Saints' Church, founded in 1827, moved into its Twelfth Street building in 1846., Part of title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
1879
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - All Saints' Church [1975.F.21]
Illustrated trade card depicting a landscape view of a creek in the woods., Invitation printed on verso: Yourself and ladies are invited by Mr. Charles F. Haseltine to a private view of his new collection of paintings, at his galleries, 1516 Chestnut St., on Thursday evening, October 7th, 1880, from 7 1/2 to 11 o'clock., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Haseltine [1975.F.405]
