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Edgely watercolor, 1869

Permanent ID:
3099
Call number:
K: 2-29
Date:
1869
Image Description:
Two-story wood mansion, half painted tan and half painted yellow, with red shutters. A path lined with flowers leads up to the front door. The house is surrounded by grassy fields and trees.
Inscription:
Edgely. Was situate in the East Park 1120 ft. west of Ridge road opposite to Woodford Mansion entrance and was 1220 feet N.W. of the N.E. corner of Ridge Road and Dauphin Street (now opened in 1874) Edgely was 63 feet front & 28 feet deep, it fronted Loghouse lane and was distant 880 feet at a right angle 3780 ft distant from Woodford Mansion, Iron tablet in Gable was cast 1734. Demolished in May 1871. Sketched by D.J. Kennedy 1869. (Front Bottom)
Address:
Ridge Road and Dauphin, Philadelphia
Format:
Watercolors
Dimensions:
Width: 34 cm, Height: 24 cm (image)
Collection:
David J. Kennedy watercolors
Related Person or Organization:
David Johnson Kennedy, 1816-1898 (painter)
Related Terms:
Landscape painting (is described by)
Mansion (depicts)
Historic building (depicts)