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Print (Lithograph)
RAILROAD DEPOT AT PHILADELPHIA.
William L. Breton, George E. Blake
1830-1850
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William L. Breton (Designer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1973.0543 A
Credit Line/Donor
Anonymous
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Object Number
1973.0543 A
Object Name
Print (Lithograph)
Title
RAILROAD DEPOT AT PHILADELPHIA.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William L. Breton (Designer); George E. Blake (Publisher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1830-1850
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Verso, lower center
Inscription: G.E. Blake, 18 South 5th St. Philadelphia
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Building view
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Lithography
- Letterpress
Dimensions (inches)
10.1 (H) x 13.5 (W) x 5.6 (Image H) x 8.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
25.7 (H) x 34.2 (W) x 14.3 (Image H) x 20.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H and W at maximum.
Publisher Summary
G. Blake
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Publisher Name
G. Blake
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
State II, with "Rail Road Steam Galop" sheet music on the verso.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 381, pp. 522-23.Book: Lane, Christopher W. & Cresswell, Donald H. 1990 Prints of Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Print Shop, featuring the Wohl Collection.
• Print listed as no. 103, pp. 64-65.Book: Wainwright, Nicholas B. 1958 Philadelphia in the Romantic Age of Lithography.
• Print listed as no. 305, p. 191.