New England Hotel, Broadway, Adjoining Trinity Church Yard, New York
In this image, the five-story New England Hotel flies a large American flag from its roof. The entrance is on Broadway, and Trinity Church yard at left. Carriages, an omnibus, and a cart appear on the street, and pedestrians on the sidewalk. The proprietor's name, printed below, identifies the print as an advertisement.
When Frances "Fanny" Flora Bond Palmer moved to New York from England in 1844, she already was an accomplished artist and printmaker. Palmer and her husband Seymour initially operated a small printshop in lower Manhattan and issued this work. By the time their business closed and they moved to Brooklyn in 1849, Nathaniel Currier was commissioning drawings from Fanny. After Currier & Ives was established in 1857, Palmer was hired as a staff artist and became one of the leading women lithographers of the 19th century.
When Frances "Fanny" Flora Bond Palmer moved to New York from England in 1844, she already was an accomplished artist and printmaker. Palmer and her husband Seymour initially operated a small printshop in lower Manhattan and issued this work. By the time their business closed and they moved to Brooklyn in 1849, Nathaniel Currier was commissioning drawings from Fanny. After Currier & Ives was established in 1857, Palmer was hired as a staff artist and became one of the leading women lithographers of the 19th century.
Artwork Details
- Title: New England Hotel, Broadway, Adjoining Trinity Church Yard, New York
- Artist: Frances Flora Bond Palmer (American (born England), Leicester 1812–1876 New York)
- Printer: Francis & Seymour Palmer (American, active New York, 1844–51)
- Date: ca. 1848
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: Image: 10 3/8 x 14 7/16 in. (26.4 x 36.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 15/16 x 16 15/16 in. (32.9 x 43.1 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Edmund R. Burry, 1948
- Object Number: 48.132.30
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1866
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849–56
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849–56
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Nathaniel Currier
1849–56
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