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Invitation - Philadelphia, December 4, 1854
An engraved card serving as an invitation from Dr. Mütter to Mr. B. Etting for a Wistar Party, dated December 4, 1854, in Philadelphia. The invitation requests Mr. Etting's company on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock and asks for an early answer. The card features an engraved likeness of Caspar Wistar in profile, flanked by the words "WISTAR PARTY" in block letters. The main invitation text is handwritten in ornate script. A handwritten "Ant." appears in the upper left corner.
Associated People/Businesses
- Thomas Dent Mütter
- Benjamin Etting
- Caspar Wistar
- Etting, Benjamin
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Invitation
- Social events
- Wistar Party
- Philadelphia
- 1850s
- Caspar Wistar
- Thomas Dent Mütter
- Benjamin Etting
- Engraving
- Correspondence
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 20, Folder 5