Ink drawing of "an arch erected by the patriotic citizens of W. King S. Lanc. in honor of the arrival of General G. M. Lafayette who visited this town July 27th 1825." G. B. xxxx
Painting on laid paper, watercolor and gouache. Native American/American Indian with mostly hairless head, wearing large plume headdress, feather neck and armbands, bare feet. Additional bands on forarms, thighs and calves. Standing in front of 3 large trees and tufts of grass in surroundigns. In Frame, paper backed with inscription, "Drawn by John Leman / My Great Great Uncle / Gertrude Frantz-Stauffer / 1926." Getrude Frantz-Stauffer was the mother of Sarah Ann Stauffer.
Painting on laid paper, watercolor and gouache. Large black and white bird with yellow crest. Standing in front of a stream and in front of palm trees. In frame, paper backed with inscription, "Drawn by Eliza Ann Leman / My Great Grandmother / Gertrude Frantz-Stauffer / 1926" Gertrude Frantz-Stauffer was Sarah Ann Stauffer's mother.
Three eighths inch wide frame includes a metal loop at top.
On reverse is attached note, "To make sure that the old portrait of Julie Shultz and her father, who has her by the hand shall go into permanent possession of Lancaster County Historical Society
Miss Ella B. Hart who lived with her niece Mary Agnes Schultz when she died at 9 or 11 Shippen Street in 1911 gave it to me with that understanding (gave in the fall of 1935)
Julie was sister of Alexander Shultz who was a tinsmith in Strasburg. He built the house now owned by Robert E. Groh on site of birthplace of Thomas Burroughs.
3/4 profile bust portrait of "James Sproul of Octoraro . 1781 -1847 ." Subject's face towards viewer. See notes for additional information regarding date of gift and donor.
According to the "Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society, February 1, 1907, Minutes of the February meeting:
The following donations to the Society were announced by the Librarian: A large frame photograph of James Sproul, once a prominent citizen and iron master on the Octoraro Creek, below Christiana, donated by his grandson, Hon. W. C. Sproul, of Chester Pa.
The presentation of the Sproul portrait was made by Dr. J. W. Houston, who accompanied it by an address of considerable length, in which the career of Dr. Sproul was sketched, showing him to have been a man of mark in the earlier period of the county's history.
William Cameron Sproul (September 16, 1870 – March 21, 1928) was the 27th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1919 to 1923. He also served as a state senator from 1896 until his election as governor in 1919.
Image of Trinity Lutheran Church. 1800's. New brick facade, wrought iron grate/fence surrounding building's sides. Steeple now integrated with building's face.
Pictorial sampler by Elizabeth Martin, dated 1825, depicting Rock Ford plantation house. Silk embroidery on linen is 3 shades of blue, dark green, light green, white, black, grey, and at least 4 shades of brown (including tan). Original frame is likely walnut with reeded molding and corner blocks; lapped corner joints.
Strawberry vine border. Alphabet top is centered over 1825 date and flanked by 8-pointed star each side. Beneath date is brick residence, showing front and gable end, believed to be Rock Ford plantation house. The 3-bay dwelling has 2 arched doorways, 8 windows, and two chimneys. House is flanked by a near-symmetrical arrangement of 2 large flowering tree motifs at each side; outer one surmounted by a large bird. Small crown at each side next to border.
Three verses below house; main verse at center states: "Elizabeth Martin is my name / Lampeter is my Station / heaven is my dwelling Place / and christ is my salvation / When i am dead and in my Grave / and all my bones are rotton / When this you see remember me / Least i should be forgotton." Flanked by verse of wisdom at left and religious verse at right, each framed by a flowering vine. Under verses is a horizontal row of 9 sets of initials all ending in the letter "M", certainly indicating Martin family members.
Bottom third of sampler is a large, central flowering plant flanked on either side by confronting female figures, each holding a bird on raised hand toward the central floral motif. Each woman is standing in front of a large satin-stitch embroidered haystack(?), with a large bird atop each.
See NOTES.
Photos: Negative is "Samplers" #43c. Slides are 45-3-1 to 45-3-6 and 45-9-3 to 45-9-8
Provenance
Inherited by Winona Ressler, then passed on to sister Elizabeth Ressler (Findley) upon Winona's death. Maker was the great, great, great grandmother of donor's wife Elizabeth Ressler Findley (born July 31, 1918) and her sister Winona. Descent in family through their maternal grandmother. Family history states sampler was made when Elizabeth Martin was 10-12 years old.
Research: Parents of Ressler sisters were Jacob and Emma K. Mowrer Ressler. Maternal grandmother was likely Mrs. Mowrer?
Age darkened linen. Dark around edge to upper left, across top, above house and around upper right edge area. Slight fraying in some areas around edge.
Stain around stem of right flower in bottoom central flowering design motif. Two dark stains above the word "my" in right phrase, a 3rd stain to right at base of flowering plant.
Conserved and remounted in original frame by Dora Shotzberger of Winterthur in 1986.
Object ID
P.85.05
Notes
Sampler is possibly influenced by the Leah Galligher school of Lancaster Borough. See Betty Ring, "Girlhood Embroidery" Vol. II pp. 410 ff.
Place of Origin
Lampeter Twp.
Credit
Heritage Center Collection through the generosity of James Hale Steinman Foundation
Silhouette of a man, Black paper cutout with light fine line details on paper with ink painting at feet. Back marked, "Gallery Cuttings, cut by, Master Hankes, with scissors" Marked on paper label found in back of frame, "Subject: Joseph Hubley, Owner: Dr. W. H. Herr, Register No. 34"
