1965.1401 Print, 1956.0042.014 Frame, view 1
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Print (Etching)

  • Title:

    A View of BETHLEM, the great Moravian Settlement in the Province of PENN-SYLVANIA.

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Carington Bowles (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1767-1793

  • Materials:

    Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Etched, Hand colored, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.1401


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.1401

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

A View of BETHLEM, the great Moravian Settlement in the Province of PENN-SYLVANIA.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Carington Bowles (Publisher)
1724-1793
Carington Bowles (1724-1793) was trained by his father John Bowles (1701-1779) and they traded together from 1754 to 1764 as John Bowles and Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill. John's brother, Thomas Bowles (1695 or 1712-1767), had a similar business in St. Paul's Churchyard, which Carington took over in 1764 when his uncle retired. Carington and John then began trading separately under their own names. Carington was succeeded by his son Henry Carington Bowles (1763-1830), who printed under the name Bowles and Carver. John was succeeded by Robert Wilkinson.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1767-1793

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Printed for Carington Bowles, at his Map & Print Warehouse, N.\o 69 in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, London.

Subjects

Landscape; City view; Moravian

Materials

Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Hand colored, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

6.7 (H) , 10.9 (W) , 6.1 (Image H) , 10.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17 (H) , 27.8 (W) , 6.1 (Image H) , 10.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.4-2.5 cm; laid line frequency: 8-9 per cm. Trimmed within plate mark.

Publisher Summary

Bowles, Carington

Place of Publication

69 St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

Horn in a shield with a fleur-de-lis crown and an "E" at the base

Coloring

Hand colored with translucent watercolors

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Levering, J. M. 1903 A History of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Print listed opp. p. 430.