Photo, Print, Drawing View of the Glass Works of T.W. Dyott at Kensington on the Delaware, near Philadelphia. View of the glass works of T. W. Dyott at Kensington on the Delaware nr Philada
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Title
- View of the Glass Works of T.W. Dyott at Kensington on the Delaware, near Philadelphia.
Other Title
- View of the glass works of T. W. Dyott at Kensington on the Delaware nr Philada
Summary
- This lithograph of 1831 depicts the glass works owned by T.W. Dyott at Kensington on the Delaware River near Philadelphia. Ships are visible on the river, and smoke is rising from the chimneys of these early industrial buildings. The print was published in James Mease and Thomas Porter's Picture of Philadelphia from 1811 to 1831: Giving an Account of its Origin, Increase and Improvements in Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, Commerce and Revenue (Philadelphia, 1831). The illustration is by William L. Breton, a watercolorist and early lithographer of Philadelphia scenes, who was active in the city between about 1825 and 1855. Born in England circa 1773, Breton immigrated to Philadelphia around 1824. In the late 1820s, he contributed illustrations to Annals of Philadelphia, compiled by the antiquarian John F. Watson. In 1829 Breton entered the lithographic trade to execute the illustrations for the Annals. He worked extensively with the firm of Kennedy & Lucas, operated by David Kennedy and William B. Lucas, which produced Annals of Philadelphia. Breton also contributed to other publications at this time, including Mease and Porter's Picture of Philadelphia, also produced by Kennedy & Lucas, the first commercial lithographers in Philadelphia.
Names
- Breton, William L., circa 1773-1855 Artist.
Created / Published
- Philadelphia : Kennedy & Lucas's Lithography, 1831.
Headings
- - United States of America--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
- - 1831
- - Boats and boating
- - Cities and towns
- - Delaware River (New York-Delaware and New Jersey)
- - Factories
- - Glass
- - Glass industry
- - Lithographs
- - Manufacturers
- - Smokestacks
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - "Digital catalog number: POS 801"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
- - Original resource extent: 1 print : lithograph ; 9 x 17 centimeters.
- - Reference extracted from World Digital Library: William L. Breton, Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary, Library Company of Philadelphia, http://www.lcpdigital.org.|Philadelphia External on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers, http://www.librarycompany.org/pos/posdictionary.htm. External
- - Original resource at: The Library Company of Philadelphia.
- - Content in English.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Philadelphia on Stone
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021670195
Online Format
- compressed data
- image