The life and anecdotes of William Russell Birch, enamel painter / William Russell Birch
name: label: Creator
content: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
label: Names
content: Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
label: Names
content: Russell, William
topic: label: Occupation
content: Engravers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Enamelers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Etchers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Occupation
content: Miniature painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Art, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Topic
content: Enamel and enameling
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Material on reels P20 & P21 microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955. Material on reel 800 lent for microfilming 1974, by the New York Historical Society.
creator: label: Creator
content: Birch, William Russell, 1755-1834
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Enamel painter, miniaturist, engraver, etcher, publisher; Philadelphia, Pa. Born in England.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items ((on 3 partial microfilm reels))
unitdate: label: Date
content: [ca. 1800]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.bircwill
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel P20 (fr. 639-678), P21 (fr. 183-260), and 800 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Reels P21 & 800: Carbon copies.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Reel P20: Original in Pennsylvania Historical Society.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: "The life and anecdotes of William Russell Birch, enamel painter, " including a list of his copies in enamel of drawings by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the master he studied under, a short detail about enamel painting, the names of purchasers or persons for whom they were painted, his British views, anecdotes upon the loss of his friends, his departure from England for America, William Russell, his friendship with Sir Joshua Reynolds, his Philadelphia views, and a trip to the South. [Original typescript on reel P20, copies on reel 800 & P21. Also on P21 are notes on the history of the autobiography by Albert Rosenthal].