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1999-235, Lithograph
Young Ladies Seminary at Salem N.C.
1999-235, Lithograph

Young Ladies Seminary at Salem N.C.

Dateca. 1840
After work by
Publisher ca. 1804/5 - 1889
OriginAmerica, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
MediumLithograph with hand coloring
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 13 3/4 in (30.48 × 34.93cm)
Framed: 14 1/2 × 16 1/4 in
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1999-235,A&B
DescriptionThe lower margin reads, "Drawn from Nature & on Stone by Gustavus Grunewald/ P.S. Duval Lith.er No 7 Bank Alley Philadelphia/ Young Ladies Seminary/ at Salem N.C."Label TextFew girls' schools can compare to the Salem Female Academy, which was established by the community of Moravians on April 23, 1772, and boarded its first non-Moravian pupils in 1804. The oldest Protestant institution of female education in continuous operation in America, 3,470 students from seventeen states attended the school between 1804 and 1856. In spite of the remote location, the needlework teachers at Salem Academy were aware of current fashions in ornamental handwork and frequently ordered supplies from commercial centers in the East, sometimes from faraway Boston. Music, painting, and needlework were all considered "special" courses and parents paid an extra fee per course each quarter.ProvenanceBefore 1999, Sumpter Priddy III (Alexandria, VA); 1999-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).