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Old Point House on the Delaware watercolor, 1846

Permanent ID:
1571
Call number:
K: 1-34
Date:
1846
Image Description:
Image also depicts a ship and a rowboat on the Delaware River. Exact address is unknown--georeference is an approximation.
Inscription:
Old Point House on the Delaware below the Navy Yard opposite to Gloucester Point N. Jersey in 1846. In 1790 to 1825 this was the afternoon drive and resort of the wealthy citizens of Philadelphia, some of which boarded here during the hot weather, General Washington among the number. Sketched by D.J. Kennedy. Mr. Joseph Brown was proprietor of the above. (Front Bottom)
Address:
Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 34 cm, Height: 21 cm (image)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related People or Organizations:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Brown, Joseph (relates to)
Related Terms:
Landscape painting (is described by)
Chimney (depicts)
Hotel (depicts)