The Winterthur Library

The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera

Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum

5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware 19735

302-888-4600 or 800-448-3883

OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Creator: Norris family.

Title: Scrapbook

Dates: 1761-[ca.1860]

Call No.: Fol. 241

Acc. No.: 62x33

Quantity: 1 v. (179 items)

Location: 5 J 11

BIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENT

Members of the Norris family were residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prominent in both business and civic affairs. The progenitor of the Philadelphia family was Isaac Norris, born in London in 1671, moved to Philadelphia in the 1690s. He married Mary Lloyd in 1694 and died in 1735. Their son Isaac (1701-1766) married Sarah Logan, the daughter of James Logan.

It is not know which member of the Norris family compiled this scrapbook, but it has been speculated that it was done by Joseph Parker Norris (1763-1841). He was the son of Charles (1712-1766) and Mary Parker Norris and a grandson of the elder Isaac Norris (1671-1735). Charles was in business with his brother Samuel (1714-1747, new style). Joseph Parker Norris married Elizabeth Hill Fox in 1790. He was president of the Bank of Pennsylvania. He and his wife had several children, and it is possible that one of these children (which included a son named Joseph Parker Norris) compiled the scrapbook.

SCOPE AND CONTENT

Consists of views, mostly from the early 19th century, mostly of Philadelphia places, buildings, and people, evidently compiled by a member of the Norris family. Highlights include engravings of Philadelphia buildings and churches with descriptions under the illustrations, depictions of historic events, views of historic landmarks in other states, busts of noted American men, and an illustration of William Penn's silver tea service. Some of the items have handwritten captions underneath them. There is a brief history of the Norris family glued in near a pencil sketch of the first family home, Fairhill, which was built in 1712 and burned by the British army on Nov. 22, 1777. An annotation describes the "Prospective View of Pennsylvania Hospital with elevation of the intended Plan," published by Robert Kennedy in 1761 and hand colored, as one of the best pieces of its kind in America for its time. Two sketches are signed by S. Norris.

At some point, the items were removed from the original volume and placed in a new one, with the original order maintained. The original volume bore a trade card for William Lepard, stationer and bookseller on Tooley Street in Southwark, evidently London, not Philadelphia.

LANGUAGE OF MATERIALS

The materials are in English.

RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply.

PROVENANCE

Originally assembled by a member of the Norris family, the volume was acquired from the Vaux family by Frank S. Schwarz.

ACCESS POINTS

Topics:

Architecture - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia.

Dwellings - Pictorial works.

Churches - Pictorial works.

Buildings - Pictorial works.

Engraving.

Busts.

Silverwork - Pictorial works.

Portraits.

Philadelphia (Pa.) - Pictorial works.

Scrapbooks.

Engravings.

Trade cards.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

Location: 5 J 11

Index to Fol. 241 (acc. 62x33)

Includes subjects, engravers, printers, and authors of articles.

Academy, Friends’ - Phila. 64

Adlum & Wallis 178

Alms House, Friends’ - Phila. 69, 112

Analectic Magazine 140

Andalusia Boarding School 25

Arch Street bridge 111

asylum (proposed) 32

Baltimore harbor 50

Bank, Pennsylvania 75

Bank, Philadelphia 13

Bank, United States – Phila. 15, 16

barracks, British 117

Barralet, J. J. 138

Barrington and Haswell 95-133, 136-137

Barry, John (Commodore) 157-157a

Barton, Benjamin Smith 154

Bayard, John (Col.) 148

Benezet, Anthony 93, 109

Birch, Thomas 27, 60, 92

Birch, W. 92

Blackburn, Gideon (Rev.) 173

Blithefield 90

[in Staffordshire]

Blue Anchor Inn 100

boat 98

[see also Steamboat]

Boudinot, Elias 153

Boyd, J. 153

Brannon, Geo. 68

Breton, W. L. 9, 22, 64

Buttermilk Falls 53

canal, Chesapeake & Delaware 74

Cannon 80

[school master]

Cannon, J. 80

Cape Henlopen lighthouse 38

Capitol Building, U.S. – Washington 51

Capitol building, Harrisburg 36a

Carpenters’ Hall – Phila. 125

Carpenter’s mansion 110

Catskill Mountains 56

Centre Square Water Works, Phila. 131

Chapman 25

Chesapeake & Delaware Canal 74

Chester (Penn.) 101

Chestnut Street bridge 109

Chew House 116

Chevalier 84

Childs, C. G. 31, 94

Christ’s Church, Phila. 5, 30, 123

[also Christ Church]

Church, Christ’s – Phila. 5, 30, 123

Church, Friend’s – Phila. 64

Church, Friend’s, Bank St. – Phila. 122

Church, Friend’s, Second & High – Phila. 9

Church, Presbyterian, First – Phila. 118

Church, Swede’s – Phila. 2, 87, 114

Church, Unitarian – Phila. 11

Clarke’s Hall 113

Colney House 91

[in Hertfordshire]

Columbian Magazine 26, 30

Congress Hall – Phila. 120

Court House – Phila. 7, 9, 95

D., A.J. 96

Dale, Peter 21

Dallas (Mr.) 92

Dawkins, H. 61

Decatur, Stephen 162

Decker, P. I. 27

Delaplaine, Joseph 150

Devon, 92

[house in Pennsylvania]

De Witt 41

Dock Creek 105

Dorsey, J. S. (Dr.) 156

Doughty, T. 37

drawbridge 105

Duche’s house 128

Duffield, George 169

Du Simiuer, P. S. 176

Dutton, Joseph L. 6

Duval, P. S. 89

East River 58

Edwards, I. (pres.) 165

Edwin, D. 141, 144-146, 150, 157, 158, 160-162, 164-168, 172

Evans, Oliver 96

Ewing, I. [or J.] 170-170a

Exilious, J. 33

Fairhill 8, 65

[also Fair Hill Mansion]

Fairman 41

Fairman, G. 40, 85

Fairman's Mansion 102

Falls of the Pedler (Va.) 37a

Farrand, W. P. 52, 79, 148

“Fashion, 1785” 78

Findley, William 70

Finley, Samuel (Dr.) 167

Fitch, John 3, 99

Fort McHenry 50

Fort Niagara 54, 55

Fort Oswego 41-42

Fort Ticonderoga 40, 44

Fox, George 89

Franklin, Benjamin 134, 140-140a

Frederick, J. L. 36a

Friends’ Academy, Phila. 64

Friends’ Alms House, Phila. 69, 112

Friends' Central School, Haverford 62a, 63

Friend’s Meeting House, Bank St. 122

Friends’ Meeting House 95

Friend’s Meeting House (Second & High, Phila.) 9

Friends Meeting House and Academy 64

Fulton, John 96

Gamble, Thomas 163

Gebrecht 154

Gilbert 10, 22

Girard, alias Fieschi 67

Girard’s Bank 15

Glennie, J. 45, 56

Gloria Dei (Old Swede’s) Church 87

Goodman, C. 140, 156

Gray's Ferry 22, 88-88a

Gurney, Jos. John 84

Hagley Hall 90

[in Staffordshire]

hair styles 96

Hall, Harrison 147, 152

Hamm 51

Hampton (Maryland) 48

Harper’s Ferry 37

Harrison, Richard G. 50

Harrison, S. 179

Haswell 95-133, 136-137

Haverford College 63

Hay, W. W. 94

Heath, J. 151

Hewitt 35, 45, 56

Hicks, Elias 86

High Street Prison, Phila. 95

highlands along the Hudson River 45

Hill, J. 36b

Holden, Isaac 34

Holme, Thomas 71

Hospital, Pennsylvania – Phila. 12, 31, 61, 94

Hospital, Pennsylvania, for the Insane – Phila. 34

House of Refuge 19

Hubbard 86

Hudson River 45, 56

Inderwick 59

Indians 103

Institution for the Blind, Pennsylvania 4

Jarvis, J. 173

Jefferson, Thomas 142-142a

Johnson, Samuel 85

Jones & Co. [London] 90, 91

Kennedy & Lucas 64

Kennedy, Robert 61

Kerney, E. 27

King, C. 147

Kneass, Young & Co. 39

Knebworth House 91

[in Hertfordshire]

Knox, [Henry] (Gen.) 143, 143a-b

Laetitia Court cottage 107

Laight (Col.) 39

Lake Ontario 179

Latrobe, B. H. 13

Laurens, Henry 141-141a

Lawrence, James, esq. 160

Lawson 138

Lawson, Oscar A. 63

Lehman, Geo. 89

Lemon Hill 24, 33

Leney 58-59

Lepard, William inside front cover

Lexington green (Mass.) 29

lighthouse at Cape Henlopen 38

lighthouse at Sand’s Point 59

Logan, James 81, 134

Logan house [Stenton] 133

Loganian Library 138

London Coffee House 119

Longacre, J. B. 147, 155

Louis XIV (“Le Grand”) 83

Loxley House 129

M., T. H. 95

“Maitre du Temps” 83a

Market shambles 95

Markoe, Abraham 76a

Martin 140

Mason, W. 34

Masonic Hall – Phila. 18

Maverick, P. 173

Mease 18

militia camp 39

Mint, U.S. – Phila. 62

Mitchel lighthouse at Sand’s Point 59

Montgomery and Winter 61

Morris Mansion 126

Morris, Robert 126, 151-151a

Mumford, T. H. 95, 104-105, 110, 115, 118-120, 122, 124, 126-127, 131-132

Murray, Alexander 158-158a

Murray, G. 53

Neale, J. P. 90, 91

New London (Conn.) 49

Norman’s Kill Falls 46

Norris Castle 68-68a

[Isle of Wight]

Norris family 64a

Norris, Isaac 8, 64a, 65

Norris, Joseph Parker – compiler?

Norris, S. 82

Norris, Samuel 65

office of Secretary of Foreign Affairs 124

Ogle and Summers 66

Oxford Rail Road 1

Pagoda, the - Phila. 20

Pass & Stow 10

Peale 145

Peale, C. W. 26, 88, 155

Peale, R. 142

Peale, Rembrant 155

Pedler Falls (Va.) 37a

Pegg's Run 130

Pemberton family 14

Pemberton, Israel 14

Pemberton, James 136

Penn, William 100, 101, 103, 107, 108, 135, 138-138a, 175

Pennock's Mill 21

Pennsylvania 73

Pennsylvania Bank 75

Pennsylvania Capitol Building, Harrisburg 36

Pennsylvania Hospital 12, 31, 61, 94

Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane 34

Penna. Institution for the Blind 4

Pennsylvania State House, Phila. 10, 26, 120

Penny Pot House 104

Perry, O. H. [Oliver Hazard] 161

Philadelphia 60, 71, 76-76a

Philadelphia Bank 13

Philadelphia Water Works 24

Piggott R. 140, 156

Pine 151

Pinkney, William 147

Plantation, The 14

Port Folio (Magazine) 152

Potts, Mary Ann (Mrs) 35

Presbyterian Church, First – Phila. 118

Prior & Dunning 177

Prison, High Street - Phila. 95

Prison, stone (at 3d and High) 95

Prison, Walnut Street – Phila. 115

Pratt, Henry 24, 33

Prevost, B. L. 176

Quebec 177

Queenstown, upper Canada 57

R., J. 96

Randolph, John 144

Redman, J. (Dr.) 174-174a

Reed, Joseph (Gen.) 176

Reinagle, H. 39, 40, 44

Richards, Samuel 17

Ridgley, Chas. (Gen.) 48

Rumford (Count) 152

Rush, Benjamin 150-150a

Russell’s Hat Store 27

S [cut off], J. W. 37

Sand’s Point, Long Island 59

Saunders, Charles 21

Savage, E. 139

sawmill 6

School, Friends' Central, Haverford 63

Schuylkill Permanent Bridge, Phila. 52

Schuylkill Water Works, Phila. 132

Sener, Sven 114

Senn, J. 142

settlers 99

Seymour, Henry (Lord) 68a

Seymour, S. 60

shambles 95

Shaw, J. 36b

Shippen’s house 106

Shulze, J. A., esq. 149

Sinclair, T. 69

Slate Roof House 108

Smith, Isaac 146-146a

Smith, John B. 172

Sowle, Andrew 71

Sproat, James (Rev.) 171

State House, Pennsylvania - Phila. 10, 26, 120

[Independence Hall]

State House Inn 121

steamboat 3, 56, 97

steam car 97

steam carriage 66

Steeper, J. 61

Stenton 133

Stiles, Ezra 168

stone prison (at 3d and High) 95

Stout, Jas. D. 177

Strickland 42, 54, 57

Strickland, Geo. 31, 94

Strickland, William 32, 93

Struthers, John 6

Stuart, G. 157, 162

Sully, (Thomas) 150, 153, 156

Swarthmore Hall 89

[Ulverstone, England]

Swede’s Church, Southwark, Philadelphia 2, 87, 114

Swede's Ford 23, 35

T., J. 26, 88

tea service 175

Tennent, Gilbert 164

Theatre, Walnut Street - Phila. 17

Thomas, M. 140

Thomson, Charles 28

Treaty Elm 102

Truxton, Thomas 159

Tucker, W. E. 34

Unitarian Church, Phila. 11

United States Bank, Phila. 15, 16

U.S. Capitol Building, Washington 51

U.S. Congress Hall, Phila. 120

U. S. Military Academy, West Point 47

U.S. Mint, Phila. 62

Valentine, C. M. 84

Vaux, Roberts 93

Virginia 72

W., J. F. 96

Waldo 161

Wallis 178

Waln, Nicholas 137

Walnut Street Prison, Phila 115

Walnut Street Theatre (Phila.) 17

Washington, George 127, 139-139a

Washington house 127

Water Works, Phila. 24

Water Works, Centre Square - Phila. 131

Water Works, Schuylkill- Phila. 132

Watkins, W. 90-91

Whitefield, G. 79

Wild & Chevalier 84

Wilson (Dr.) 78

Wilson, Alexander 145-145a

Winter 61

Witherspoon, John (Dr.) 166

woman, unknown 77

Wood 158

Wotton 68

York, on Lake Ontario 43

York Springs, Adams County 36b

Zeno 9