Drawing (Graphite drawing)

  • Title:

    Neshaminy

  • Category:

    Works on Paper

  • Creator (Role):

    Thomas Birch (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

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

  • Date:

    1806-1819

  • Materials:

    Graphite; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Drawn

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0040.013


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0040.013

Object Name

Drawing (Graphite drawing)

Title

Neshaminy

Category

Works on Paper

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Thomas Birch (Artist)
1779-01/14/1851

Place of Origin

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

Origin Notes

Origin is Neshaminy Creek, near Philadelphia, where Birch had a home. One of four drawings by Birch previously mounted on one sheet (59.40.12-.15). Thought perhaps they were all drawn within a short time of one another, in which case, they are probably all views of the area near his home by Neshaminy Creek.

Date

1806-1819

Subjects

Landscape

Materials

Graphite; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Drawn

Dimensions (inches)

4.83 (H) , 7.4 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.28 (H) , 18.9 (W)

Measurement Notes

Chain interval not measured.

Watermark

Unidentified partial mark along lower left edge, the word: "BUTTAN"

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Other] Lewis, Richard Anthony. Interesting Particulars and Melancholy Occurences: Thomas Birch's Representations of the Shipping Trade, 1799-1850.

[Thesis] Creer, Doris Jean. 1958 Thomas Birch: A Study of the Condition of Painting and the Artist's Position in Federal America. M.A. University of Delaware