[Unidentified sitting room, Bardwold, Merion, P.R.R. near Philadelphia, the residence of Mrs. A.W. Baird] [graphic] / Benjamin Linfoot, Philada.

Format:

Image

Author/Creator:

Linfoot, Benjamin, 1840-1912.

Contributor:

Baird, A. W. (Anna W.)

Linfoot, Benjamin, 1840-1912.

Visual Materials Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

country houses--Pennsylvania--Merion.

Merion (Pa.).

Bardwold (Merion, Pa.) Sitting room--1884.

Local Subjects:

Merion (Pa.).

Bardwold (Merion, Pa.) Sitting room--1884.

Physical Description:

1 drawing : ink on paper ; 63.5 x 97 cm.

Contained In:

Architectural drawings collection of Benjamin, Benjamin Edis and Benjamin S. Linfoot.

Place of Publication:

1885.

Notes:

This item shows no identification of the house. The inscription in the lower right corner reads "Pen & ink by Benjamin Linfoot, Philada. 1885". Comparison of visual elements and the date in this drawing with the print "The Hall, Bardwold, Merion P.R.R. near Philadelphia, the residence of Mrs. A.W. Baird / Benjamin Linfoot, architect, 719 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, 1885", cataloged separately, provides the identification used in the title above. Particularly, the shape of the transom over the main entrance to the room, corresponds to that shown to the right of the woman & child in "The Hall". Also, the urn & decorative elements of the grand stair in the two images suggest the same house.

Forms part of: Architectural drawings of Benjamin, Benjamin Edis and Benjamin S. Linfoot.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of Benjamin S. Linfoot and family,

Related Work:

Linfoot, Benjamin, 1840-1912. Hall, Bardwold, Merion P.R.R. near Philadelphia, the residence of Mrs. A.W. Baird.