Selected papers from the Christian Gobrecht Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Gobrecht, Christian F., 1785-1844
label: Names
content: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
label: Names
content: Pennsylvania Museum of Art. School of Industrial Art
label: Names
content: Rogers, John, 1829-1904
label: Names
content: Temple, Joseph E.
topic: label: Occupation
content: Engravers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gobrecht, Christian F., 1785-1844
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Engraver in the U.S. Mint; Philadelphia, Pa.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: Partial microfilm reel.
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1794-1902
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.gobrchri
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Sketchbooks
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel P24 (fr. 262-411) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sketchbooks
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Christian Gobrecht Collection.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Included are papers relating to a controversy over the invention of a machine for medal ruling; a 5 p. biographical sketch of Gobrecht and a list of his engravings compiled by Charles Gobrecht Darrah, 1902; and Gobrect's childhood sketchbooks, 1794, with some observations on mixing colors, engraving, and copying. Also included are the deed of trust to the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, May 7, 1884 and two letters relating to the deed; the deed of trust to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Feb. 24, 1880, and related letters including those concerning the Temple Trust Fund; and articles of agreement between Joseph E. Temple and the Reynold's Monument Association and sculptor John Rogers, Feb. 14, 1882.