Portrait of Phillip Winebiddle
Portrait of Phillip Winebiddle
Portrait of Phillip Winebiddle

Portrait of Phillip Winebiddle

Object number86.1.38 a,b
Artist
Date1840
MediumOil on canvas, Wood, Gilding
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Paul J. Baum
DescriptionFramed oil painting. Near three-quarter bust portrait depiction an older man with grey-white hair and short beard. Sitter wears a dark suit coat and vest with a high collared white shirt. His face is elongated and his lips are slightly upturned at the sides. He is placed before a dark brown background. Dimensions29.9999 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)
InscriptionsPlaquette of metal on base of frame stretcher: Philip Winebiddle....
Historical NotesEast Liberty farmer and landholder, Philip Winebiddle, the oldest son of John Conrad and Elizabeth Winebiddle, was born on May 14 or 15, 1780. In addition to holding lands in Erie, Pennsylvania, Winebiddle owned large parcels of land along the Greensburg Pike in the area which later comprised the 16th-20th wards of the city of Pittsburgh. In 1805, Philip Winebiddle was responsible for collecting county taxes in Pitt township. He is said to have fought in the War of 1812 and, during the Civil War, proposed selling land to the United States Army for an arsenal in either Pittsburgh or Erie. Philip Winebiddle died on December 17, 1871. On September 3, 1807, Philip Winebiddle married Susanna Roup (1786-1873), a daughter of Jonas and Ablonia [Abigail] Horr Roup. The Winebiddles had seven children. Philip Winbiddle was the brother of Catherine Winebiddle Roup. The painting passed down in the famly through Catherine's daughter Rebecca Roup Baum. It was given to the museum by the estate of Mrs. Paul J. Baum. Paul J. Baum was the great-grandnephew of Philip Winebiddle. This painting was a bequest to the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania from the estate of Mrs. Paul J. (Helen) Baum in 1977. Label TextPhilip Winebiddle, member of a prominent property owning family of the "Eastern Liberties" of Pittsburgh, went to court in November of 1816, tried for the murder of his slave. An account from the Pittsburgh Gazette reported that Winebiddle "was acquitted after a tedious trial of fifteen hours."
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