Object Number 1974.0147.102

Object Name

Print (Lithograph)

Title

CENTENARY CHURCH AND PARSONAGE./ Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Charles van Ravenswaay

Creator (Role)

Eduard Robyn (Lithographer)
1820-1862
Robyn worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia (1848-1852) in the firm of Dreser & Robyn. He moved to St. Louis in 1850 where he and his brother Charles operated a lithographic business until 1857. The Missouri Historical Society owns Robyn's sketchbook, ledger, and a self-portrait.

Republican Steam Press Printer (Publisher)
c.1854

Place of Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America

Date

1854-1854

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; E. Robyn Lith.\r
2. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; N.\o 42 n 2nd St.

Subjects

Building view

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Lithography

Dimensions (inches)

5.4 (H) , 6.7 (W) , 3.9 (Image H) , 5.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.7 (H) , 17 (W) , 3.9 (Image H) , 5.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at right. OW at bottom. IH at left. IW at bottom. Overall measurements do not include mounting paper.

Publisher Summary

Republican Steam Press Printer

Publication Date

1854

Place of Publication

St. Louis, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America

Watermark

unknown

Edition Notes

First published in the Missouri Republican. Later published in John Hogan's "Thoughts about the City of St. Louis; Her Commerce and Manufactures, Railroads, &c." (St. Louis, Mo.: Republican Steam Press Printer, 1854). This print was opposite page 32.

Object Description

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