Cast-iron lighthouse under construction
Artist
W. & F. Langenheim
(American, active 1840-1874; William Langenheim 1807-1874; Frederick Langenheim 1809-1879)
Date1849
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage (octagonal): 8 15/16 × 7 3/4 inches (22.68 × 19.69 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 9 inches (28.09 × 22.86 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 9 inches (28.09 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.50.30
SignedOn sheet recto, bottom, in black pen: "Talbotype from Nature Aug 2, 1849, by W. & F. Langenheim Philada Exchange.-"
InscribedOn sheet recto, bottom, in black pen: "Cast iron Lighthouse, without the lantern, destined for Cary's Fort Reef, Florida executed and / put up temporally at Merrick + Towne's Foundry Philada by order of the U.S. Government."
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: [illegible/faded/erased];
On sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "301057" / "L83.033.80";
On sheet verso, lower right corner, in pencil: "neg#33558"
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of a lighthouse under construction with winding staircase visible through exposed framing; there are two figures standing in the windows and several more perched on ledge above. Building materials are scattered below with a brick building in background.
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