Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Philadelphia, with Floating Church Vignette, circa 1850
€ 185
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1850
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
J. and F. Tallis, London
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-13999-60
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Complete sheet, edges straight and without nicks. Even age toning, soiled along the bottom, left and right edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin.
About this sheet
This is an original antique steel engraving, uncolored, lettered below the view "DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM, PHILADELPHIA." The view shows a large, plain two story building, its front a portico of six tall columns under a broad pediment, with a long side elevation and chimneys on the roof. A horse and chaise drive along a fence at left, a man pushes a barrow, and figures stand by the steps. A great tree frames the right side, its branches arching over the scene, and a man stands among short posts in the foreground.
Above the view, the emblem vignette shows a shield bearing a ship, supported by two rearing horses, with an eagle above and a ribbon lettered "VIRTUE LIBERTY & INDEPENDENCE". Two small scenes are set into tall ornamental panels at the lower sides: at left a church with a tall spire built on a floating hull, captioned "FLOATING CHURCH PHILADELPHIA."; at right a tall obelisk inside a railing, captioned "BATTLE MONUMENT BUNKERS HILL" No artist or engraver is credited under the view. The imprint at the foot reads "J. & F. TALLIS, LONDON & NEW YORK."
The plate comes from History of the United States of America, edited by John Howard Hinton (1791 to 1873), the English Baptist minister and author, and published by J. and F. Tallis about 1850. J. and F. Tallis were London publishers of illustrated works sold in parts around the middle of the nineteenth century. The plates of this edition set a central steel engraved view inside an engraved ornamental border with small lettered vignettes of episodes from American history, as here. The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
The open composition, with the tree framing the building, suits a study or library wall.
Condition: Complete sheet, edges straight and without nicks. Even age toning, soiled along the bottom, left and right edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
