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Box 140

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Contains 13 Results:

Photographs of furnishings at Parkgate. John D. McIlhenny estate. 1:3, circa 1910?

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains material pertaining to appraisals and inventories of the estates of John D., Frances P. and Henry P. McIlhenny and Bernice Wintersteen. Of significance are photographs of furnishings at Parkgate, the former home of John D. McIlhenny's collection of art and antiques. These photographs were taken presumably in conjunction with the Federal Appraisal Company's 1910 appraisal. Also included is insurance-related material, such as policies, invoices, receipts and...
Dates: circa 1910?

Photographs of furnishings at Parkgate. John D. McIlhenny estate. 2:3, circa 1910?

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains material pertaining to appraisals and inventories of the estates of John D., Frances P. and Henry P. McIlhenny and Bernice Wintersteen. Of significance are photographs of furnishings at Parkgate, the former home of John D. McIlhenny's collection of art and antiques. These photographs were taken presumably in conjunction with the Federal Appraisal Company's 1910 appraisal. Also included is insurance-related material, such as policies, invoices, receipts and...
Dates: circa 1910?

Photographs of furnishings at Parkgate. John D. McIlhenny estate. 3:3, circa 1910?

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains material pertaining to appraisals and inventories of the estates of John D., Frances P. and Henry P. McIlhenny and Bernice Wintersteen. Of significance are photographs of furnishings at Parkgate, the former home of John D. McIlhenny's collection of art and antiques. These photographs were taken presumably in conjunction with the Federal Appraisal Company's 1910 appraisal. Also included is insurance-related material, such as policies, invoices, receipts and...
Dates: circa 1910?

Falconet, Etienne, copy after. "Cupid and Psyche" in biscuit de Sevres. Victoria Albert Museum.[?] (oversize), undated

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the photographs pertain to objects in the collections of McIlhenny and his parents, including items passed down from parent to child. (The "Mrs. W." noted on the verso of a few prints may refer to works owned or considered by McIlhenny's sister). A few paintings appear to have been filed for reference purposes only, and it is not certain if all the decorative art objects were purchased or only offered for purchase. Also included are a few postcards, a clipping and an unidentified...
Dates: undated

Furniture. Various periods. Including items in Christie's 1987 auction. (oversize), 1951, undated

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the photographs pertain to objects in the collections of McIlhenny and his parents, including items passed down from parent to child. (The "Mrs. W." noted on the verso of a few prints may refer to works owned or considered by McIlhenny's sister). A few paintings appear to have been filed for reference purposes only, and it is not certain if all the decorative art objects were purchased or only offered for purchase. Also included are a few postcards, a clipping and an unidentified...
Dates: 1951, undated

Interior photograph [of library?]. (oversize), undated

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Topically arranged, this material reflects issues familiar to any homeowner and to those that families such as McIlhenny's could easily afford. While most of the material pertains to McIlhenny's 35-room townhouse on Rittenhouse Square in center city Philadelphia, other family residences are also documented. The family estate, known as Parkgate, was in the Germantown section of the city on the corner of Wayne Avenue and Johnson Street, and showcased the art collection acquired by McIlhenny's...
Dates: undated

Property. Maps. Certified land registry (2 maps), 1930

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...
Dates: 1930

Property. Maps. "Donegal sheets 10 and 16." Photostat negatives, undated

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...
Dates: undated

Property. Maps. Tracing [from ordnance survey?] of Glenveagh and surrounding properties, undated

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...
Dates: undated

Photographs (oversize). Garden cross path, undated

 File — Box: 140, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Having summered there since 1933 when his mother and then he rented the castle, McIlhenny purchased Glenveagh in 1938 from the widow of Harvard art historian A. Kingsley Porter. According to documentation in this collection, McIlhenny purchased, for approximately $25,000, a 19th-century, 23-bedroom castle with some of its contents and other buildings situated on more than 25,000 acres of land in an area not far from the birthplace of his grandfather, John McIlhenny. When not in Ireland,...
Dates: undated