Print (Engraving)

Museum Object Number 1960.0358.003

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

GIRARD COLLEGE FOR ORPHANS/ at PHILADELPHIA. Penn.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Thomas Ustick Walter (Architect)

A. W. Graham (Etcher)

(Engraver)

John M. Butler (Printer)

Date of Birth

09/04/1804

Date of Death

10/30/1887

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1847

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; Designed and executed by Thomas U. Walter Arch.\t
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; RE-ENGRAVED BY J.W. STEEL, 1847.
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Engraved by A.W. Graham
4. Inscription; Bottom margin, right of title; Printed by J.M. Butler.

Subjects

Building view

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Engraved, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.875 (H) , 20.875 (W) , 13.625 (Image H) , 19.29 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.782 (H) , 53.023 (W) , 13.625 (Image H) , 19.29 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 14.25 in. (36.2 cm). Plate W: 20.375 in. (51.8 cm).

Publisher Summary

Butler, John M.

Publication Date

1847

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Watermark

none

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent watercolors

Object Description

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