Chigwell School and Penn's Slate-Roof House - Wood Engravings - c. 1850
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Book leaf with two engravings: above, the exterior of Chigwell School in Essex, its front covered in ivy, signed J. W. Orr sc.; below, the Slate-Roof House of Philadelphia, signed N. Orr sc. Beneath them, the printed text explaining that the Slate-Roof House was the town residence of William Penn and his family during his second stay in the city, in 1700.
Book leaf with two engravings: above, the exterior of Chigwell School in Essex, its front covered in ivy, signed J. W. Orr sc.; below, the Slate-Roof House of Philadelphia, signed N. Orr sc. Beneath them, the printed text explaining that the Slate-Roof House was the town residence of William Penn and his family during his second stay in the city, in 1700.
John Penn, the American, the only member of the family born in the country, was born there, and John Adams and other members of Congress lodged there afterwards, as the text on the leaf records.
Medium: Wood engraving.
Engraver: J. W. Orr and N. Orr.
Date: About 1850.
Dimensions: 6.1 x 9.4 in (15.5 x 24 cm).
Condition: Book leaf with printed text below. Toned paper, with foxing in the upper margin and uneven edges; the images clean.
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Book leaf with two engravings: above, the exterior of Chigwell School in Essex, its front covered in ivy, signed J. W. Orr sc.; below, the Slate-Roof House of Philadelphia, signed N. Orr sc. Beneath them, the printed text explaining that the Slate-Roof House was the town residence of William Penn and his family during his second stay in the city, in 1700.