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The First Methodist Episcopal Church in America.
1868
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Metadata
- Call Number
- A Middle 30/Drawer 09/GC024/Full Folio/19th c./Artists A-L GA 2008.00288
- Publisher
- 1868.
- People
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- Related Name
- Smith, Joseph B., 1798-1876
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Church buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Cities and towns—New York (State)—New York—In art
- First Methodist Episcopal Church—Buildings—In art
- Landscapes—New York (State)—New York—1868
- Streetscapes—New York (State)—New York—1868
- Landscapes—United States—1868
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—In art
- Landscapes—Northeastern States—1868
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The First Methodist Episcopal Church in America.
- Call Number
- A Middle 30/Drawer 09/GC024/Full Folio/19th c./Artists A-L GA 2008.00288
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dctt44q108s
- Publisher
- 1868.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1868
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 49.8 x 65 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Streetscape. Church building at center, surrounded by houses.
- Inscribed in plate, l.c.: 'Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by Joseph B. Smith & Co. in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. // The First Methodist Episcopal Church in America. // This Edifice was erected, 1768 on Golden Hill (now John Street) City of New York, was taken down & rebuilt, 1817 & rebuilt 1841 // From the Original Painting in the Possession of Joseph Smith M.D.'
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Painted by Joseph B. Smith".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Engraved by Lewis Delnoce".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Church buildings—New York (State)—New York—In art
- Cities and towns—New York (State)—New York—In art
- First Methodist Episcopal Church—Buildings—In art
- Landscapes—New York (State)—New York—1868
- Streetscapes—New York (State)—New York—1868
- Landscapes—United States—1868
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—In art
- Landscapes—Northeastern States—1868
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/5d0245e4-681c-4804-83f6-7d71c1fd5680/manifest