Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
June 3, 1815
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 76
Notes:
The Meschianza was an elaborate fête given in honor of British Gen. Sir William Howe on 18 May 1778 during the British occupation of Philadelphia. The engraved invitation pictured here was designed by John André. If there was a separate ticket of admission, no example has been discovered. See Christian DuComb, "Meschianza," at https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/archive/meschianza/
Talbot Hamilton (d. 1820), a former officer of the Royal Navy, operated a school for mathematics and navigation (of which Stephen Decatur was once a pupil) in Lower Dublin, near Philadelphia. He was also a collector of art who traveled to Italy, died there, and bequeathed several paintings to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Aurora. General Advertiser (Philadelphia), 2 Aug 1820
