Unattributed “Philadelphia Bank”

Unattributed.  “Philadelphia Bank.”  From The Casket.   Philadelphia: 1826-1839. Approximately 3 1/4 x 4 3/4.  Good condition.

The Philadelphia Bank building was built on the corner of Fourth and Chestnut Streets in 1809, and it was architecturally important as one of the first Gothic Revival buildings in Philadelphia.  This company eventually became the Philadelphia National Bank

In 1826, Samuel C. Atkinson and Charles Alexander founded The Casket: Flowers of Literature, Wit and Sentiment. Though it had a fairly short run, the Casket was said to be the most widely circulated monthly in the United States. It included articles, stories, poetry, puzzles, and steel and wood engraved illustrations, many of which showed scenes of Philadelphia.