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)
09/04/1804-10/30/1887
Walter's many commissions include the Gothic-style Moyamensing Prison (1831-35) and the Greek-Revival style Girard College for Orphans (1833-48). In 1851, he won the competition for the extension of the United States Capitol building and was appointed its fourth architect, a position he held until 1865. During his tenure, he was responsible for adding both the north and south wings and the dome. Walter also was a founder of the American Institute of Architects, and was elected its first Vice-President and 1857 and later president,. 1876-87.

A. W. Graham (Etcher)

(Engraver)

John M. Butler (Printer)
John Butler's name is appended to a large number of prints. Butler was a plate print and print publisher in Philadelphia about 1850, and employed engravers. There is no evidence that Butler was an engraver himself. He later held public office in Philadelphia, and abandoned publishing. According to Stauffer, the earliest documented work associated with Butler is dated 1850.

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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