Drawing (Graphite and wash 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; Wash; Paper (laid)

  • Museum Object Number:

    1959.0040.019


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1959.0040.019

Object Name

Drawing (Graphite and wash 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

Probable origin near Philadelphia. Possibly Birch's house in Neshaminy Creek.

Date

1806-1819

Subjects

Landscape

Materials

Graphite; Wash; Paper (laid)

Dimensions (inches)

9.4 (H) , 14.3 (W) , 9.01 (Image H) , 11.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

24 (H) , 36.2 (W) , 9.01 (Image H) , 11.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H and W of backing. Drawing H and W same as image.

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