One of two identical white china high-heeled 19th century woman's shoes, with molded floral decoration around entire shoe. Raised flowers trim front of shoe with a tied bow centered above. Lavishly painted with heavy lustrous gold paint around back and sides of shoe as well as the bow and centers of raised flowers. Printed on top of the shoe front is: "Souvenir/ of /Lancaster/ Pa."
The number "59" is handpainted on bottom of heel. Impressed underneath instep is: "A" over "1924"
One of two identical white china high-heeled 19th century woman's shoes, with molded floral decoration around entire shoe. Raised flowers trim front of shoe with a tied bow centered above. Lavishly painted with heavy lustrous gold paint around back and sides of shoe as well as the bow and centers of raised flowers. Printed on top of the shoe front is: "Souvenir/ of /Lancaster/ Pa."
The number "59" is handpainted on bottom of heel. Impressed underneath instep is: "A" over "1924"
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern. Machine assembled and hand quilted.
Top: Plain-weave and crepe wool and rayon. Rust red diamond of wool in a Williamsburg blue square; two inner borders (one on diamond and one around square) of the same shiny crepe rayon and red corner blocks. Green wool outer border with Williamsburg blue corner blocks of crepe wool. (Herr notes that the blue fabric in the corner blocks varies from that of the inner borders. Binding is rust red and machine sewn to both back and front.
Back: green plain-weave cotton, machine-joined in three widths.
Quilting: Done in black thread. Diamond has a large repeating star within wreath and a floral or butterfly motif in each corner. Both narrow borders have grapevine pattern. Four triangular blocks of square have a large branching rose & tulip in each, with scallop on all edges. Outer green borders have a vining flower extending into corners to form tied bows.
Herr writes: "The rather stiff open floral quilting patterns seen here are associated with later quilts. One sees more geometric densely quilted flowing patterns in earlier examples."
Provenance
Esprit purchased May 1984 from Phyllis Haders for $9,000.
Vibrant colors but LARGE, HEAVY liquid staining esp. within the triangular blocks.
Quilt report by conservator Linnea S. Davis in 1990 states condition is excellent, almost new. Says batt may have substantial natural oils affecting color of backing. She does note "very faint" blue-green rings from moisture or wool oils within 3 color triangles in turquoise; also 3 tiny white paint spots within inner border.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Diamond in the Square pattern w/ Sunshine and Shadow variation, c. 1940. Unusual features, especially the one outer border of plum fabric that has no corner blocks. Open quilting style based on rose patterns suggests a later date than for most of the quilts in this collection.
Top: Plain- and twill-weave wool. Dark multi-colored diamond of S & S blocks uses turquoise, brown, purple and plum. Triangles are blue and inner border is reddish brown with blue corner blocks. Outer borders are blue?? with only two plum corner blocks. One entire side is made of the plum fabric! Binding is black.
Back: Two halves of different cottons: each a blue-and-white printed plain-weave. One is a busy pattern of diamonds and the other is a more subdued pattern. Small-scale printed B & W and Blue & W fabrics were often used in comination as backs of Lancaster County Amish quilts.
Quilting is not dense. Crosshatch in S & S center; a variety of unusual stylized roses & tulips in all other areas.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from Holsteins on 6-12-1986 for $10,000.
Condition report by student intern E. Miller, 7/18/13, shows repair to outer seam of center diamond. Several small holes within outer border. Reverse has two brown stains near one side. Quilt does not hang well. See also Esprit condition reports.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Sunshine & Shadow pattern, c. 1940. Machine pieced squares form a diamond. Quilt quite heavy.
Top: Plain-and twill-weave wool, crepes, cotton, and rayon. The use of many cotton & rayon fabrics suggest a later date of c. 1940. Centerfield uses black fabric. Inner border is dark turquoise w/ dark red corner squares. Outer border is dark plum with maroon corner squares. Green binding machine sewn to front, turned & whip-stitched to back.
Back: Brown, pink and white printed plain-weave cotton. Unusual backing fabric.
Signed 'Samantha or Samuel Zook' according to conservator Linnea Davis. (Apparently hidden under velcro).
Quilting: Hand quilted with black thread. Cross-hatched centerfield. Inner border has slightly undulating vine of roses & leaves. Outer border has a similar rose motif which circles & repeats along the border. Leaves are more complex. Maroon corner squares have roses tied by a bow. This rose quilting also suggests a later date.
Provenance
Esprit purchased from the Holsteins, June 12, 1986, for $9,000.
Lancaster Amish quilt, Sunshine & Shadow pattern, c. 1940
Top: plain-weave, twill-weave and crepe wool. Creative and unusual design of one of the two inner borders that surround the Sunshine & Shadow inner field. Inside inner border uses three narrow strips that are anchored with large corner blocks. Outside inner border is a faded green and outside border is marron.
Backing: Tan plain-weave cotton.
Quilting: Crosshatch in S & S centerfield, scalloped and spiraled double line in triple border, floral motif in green inner border, baskets in outer border that incorporate flowers and spiral double line as decoration.
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Provenance
Esprit purchased from Stella Rubin on August 13, 1985 for $4,800.
See existing Esprit condition report. Strong, large areas of fading in maroon outer border near 3 different corners, a 1/2-inch faint stain and a 1/2-inch dark spot. The green narrow border has 1-inch water stain and shows random fading all 4 sides and a general fabric deterioration. Backing shows corresponding fading behind narrow green front border. Tiny white spot on binding.
Amish quilt, Ninepatch Variation, circa 1940. Interesting and well-balanced.
Top: Plain-weave, twill-weave and crepe wools. Focal point is 4 matching lighter center blocks. Four outer corner blocks also match. All centerfield patches have coral centers. Blue/purple outer border. Green sashing and green inner border except one side of inner border is brown.
Binding is 1" wide black sateen-weave cotton.
Back: Wine-and-white cotton chambray.
Quilting: Floral vine in outer border (found in later quilts). Cable in sashing and inner border. Waffle in centerfield blocks.
Provenance
Esprit purchased quilt from Mary Strickler Quilts of San Rafael, CA on 12-10-1981 for $4,800.
Issued as U.S. postage stamp, August 9, 2001. (Samples in Esprit file).
Spring loaded metal frame for parachute made by Pennsylvania Scale Company and Eagle Parachute Company, Lancaster, PA . "This mechanism released a small chute which in turn released the mechanism in the main 'chute.
During WW II, The PA. Scale Company in Bareville, under a subcontract employed about 5 men to solder small pieces on the ends of this parachute opener. Eagle supplied the pieces and PA Scale Company did only the soldering. After this work was done, the openers were sent back to the North Queen factory for further assembly." (Written by George H. Harsh, Lititz, PA,)
