Catalogue of the Portraits and Other Works of Art, Independence Hall, Philadelphia
Softcover
1915 · Philadelphia, PA
by Jordan, Wilfred and Carl Kneass
Philadelphia, PA: Independence Hall, 1915. Softcover. Fair, cover detached, bookplate ex-museum library. Beige wraps. 187 pp. 49 bw plates. Includes a short history of Independence Hall, arrangement and location of the pictures, and a catalogue of the pictures, arranged alphabetically under the name of the subject. The nucleus of the collection of historical portraits is based on paintings secured from the Peale Museum. Also arranged alphabetically, by name of subject, is the James Sharpless Collection, and a group of 6 sculptures. The main body of the book is intact, but the cover is ripped and taped on. (Inventory #: 10624)