William H. Rease
Cornelius & Baker

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Lithographer William H. Rease (American, c. 1818–after 1860, active Philadelphia 1844–1860)American, c. 1818–after 1860, active Philadelphia 1844–1860

Printer Wagner & McGuigan (American, active 1845–1858)American, active 1845–1858

Publisher J. H. Colton & Co. (New York, active c. 1854–1859)New York, active c. 1854–1859

CultureAmerican

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Cornelius & Baker

Date1856

PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Alternate place nameNew York , New York, United States

MediumLithograph in color with engraving on wove paper in colors

DimensionsImage: 16 × 23 1/8 in. (40.6 × 58.7 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/4 x 26 5/8 in. (46.4 x 67.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by John C. Berryman, Charlie Chambers, Harry H. Cullen, Jr., Tom Gholson, Henry Hamman, Don Ison, Harry Jones, Joseph D. McCord and Lester H. Smith in honor of Harry H. Cullen at "One Great Night in November, 1992"

Object numberB.92.13

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DescriptionChromolithography enlivened not only artworks, but also advertising in the nineteenth century. Pennsylvania native William H. Rease was Philadelphia’s largest producer of lithographed advertising prints during the 1840s and 1850s. Christian Cornelius, a Dutch immigrant silversmith, founded the Cornelius lighting business in Philadelphia in 1827, which became Cornelius, Baker, and Company in 1835. By the 1850s, it operated this factory on Cherry Street, another on Columbia Avenue, and a store at 176 Chestnut Street.
Provenance[Philadelphia Print Shop, Philadelphia]; purchased by MFAH, 1992.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed below image: CORNELIUS & BAKER, 181 Cherry Street PHILADELPHIA / MANUFACTURERS OF LAMPS GAS FIXTURES & C.

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