Comments on: Gems of the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia 1876

By: Darrin VonStein

Darrin VonStein — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:27:27 +0000

The sideboard that you have posted was designed by Thomas Wisedell and made by the New York firm of Ellin & Kitson. Could anyone tell me if this sideboard still exists?

Thank you.

By: Herter Brothers-Attributed Cabinet May Be Allen & Brother | Rare Victorian

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:58:33 +0000

[...] though Allen & Brother when I saw the cabinet photos. I coincidentally ran into the “Gems of the Centennial” which I then posted here on Rare Victorian and lo an behold there was an Allen & Brother [...]

By: john hopper

john hopper — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:55:38 +0000

Thanks for the post. I have always been fascinated in these national and international exhibitions, especially the decorative arts side. Admittedly, they are often full of pieces that were ‘designed’ especially for the exhibitions and are sometimes very good examples of very bad design, but it’s still interesting to visit these slices of historical decorative celebration – and I love them!

By: woodwright

woodwright — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:04:00 +0000

I posted this in the RV Forum about a year ago – but for those that haven’t seen it: There is a great website by the Philadelphia Free Library that shows over 1200 original albumen prints taken of the 1876 Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia). Some amazing pictures here. Use the tabs in the top left corner to learn info about the Centennial Exhibit. There is also a search feature to search for whatever you are interested in. Here is a link using “Furniture” as a search: http://tinyurl.com/lcs7ua (use “Centennial Exhibit” as a search to bring up almost 1500 pictures). woodwright

By: RareVictorian

RareVictorian — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:33:23 +0000

Zeke, I’d say $10 was definitely worth it. Nice find.

There will be a post or two in between, but sometime late next week I’ll tell you where the tie-in is.

By: zeke

zeke — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:19:57 +0000

John, That is super cool and an amazing glimpse into the Victorian world. I found an original copy of this book in Kutztown, PA at Renningers some months back. It’s stained and the covers are loose but it’s all there and binding is intact. For the $10 I paid it was well worth it. I tried to scan some for RV, but the small size of my scanner and the clumsiness of trying to even hold the old book open in the scanner prevented me from doing so. Now here it is in an easy to read format for all to enjoy! Can’t wait to hear how it ties in to your next post.