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Florentine Lions, 1875-1887, 1997-2021

 File — Drawer: 7.2

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from the Fairmount Park Art Association to the Fairmount Park Commission offering the Florentine Lions (1887), and a conservation treatment report (2019) and maintenance report (2021). Also includes an 1875 letter from a seller [signature illegible, possibly Caleb N.B. Sanders] offering a pair of stone lions purportedly imported from Italy and previously owned by Governor Mifflin and later Andrew Eastwick at his Grays Ferry estate. Possible relationship to the Florentine Lions is uncertain.

Dates

  • 1875-1887
  • 1997-2021

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 5.0 Linear feet

Language of Materials

English