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Engel and Wolfe's Farm watercolor, 1860

Permanent ID:
1580
Call number:
K: 1-135.1
Date:
1860
Image Description:
A two-story building with a large porch. The first floor exterior is painted white; the second floor yellow. The house is situated on a large lot, with benches in the foreground and a white gazebo in the background. Visitors are depicted mingling on the property. Exact address unknown--georeference is an approximation.
Inscription:
Engel and Wolfe's Farm. Music, Dancing, Lager Beer & Refreshments. A popular resort of the German population previous to its purchase by the Fairmount Park Commissioners, it joined Mt. Pleasant on the west and included Fountain Green on the east. Sketched by D.J. Kennedy, 1860. (Front Bottom)
Address:
Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 34 cm, Height: 25 cm (image)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related Person or Organization:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Related Terms:
Landscape painting (is described by)
Bar (Drinking establishment) (depicts)