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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.80.137.2
Date Range
1840
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Jacquard coverlet, cotton warp and wool weft. Wool is dyed with madder red, indigo blue and green. Made with a 4 & 1 tiedown weave structure. Joined at center seam.
Corner block reads: "Made by J. Witmer, Manor Township, for Mary Shopf, 1840."
Note: Mary Shopf''s 1841 sampler is G.80.137.1.
Witmer, Jacob (1797 - 1887) Extant coverlets: 1837-1851
Provenance
Descent: Maker Mary Shopf Hertzler to daughter Mary Hertzler Herr to son Amos Herr to daughter and donor Anna C. Herr Wilkinson.
Genealogy: Mary Shopf (1 Feb 1823 - 12 Mar 1903) m. Rudolph Hertzler, dau. Mary Hertzler (16 Aug 1849 - 14 Apr 1929) m. Christian Herr, son Amos Herr (b. 1876) m. A.M. Hollinger, dau. Anna C. Herr m. Harold Wilkinson." (Anna is donor)
Maker was possibly the daughter of Henry Shopf & Elizabeth K. Kauffman. Henry was from Manor Twp.
Date Range
1840
Made By
Witmer, Jacob
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
Storage Container
Box 1013
Subcategory
Bedding
Object Name
Coverlet
Material
Cotton, Wool
Length (in)
101
Width (in)
88
Dimension Details
Includes fringe.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-10-12
Object ID
G.80.137.2
Notes
Weaver Jacob Witmer also cited in :
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.120.
3. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.230.
Place of Origin
Manor Twp.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Harold Wilkinson
Accession Number
G.80.137
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-06
Date Range
June 1944
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Thelma Donnelly
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
June 1944
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Donnelly, Thelma
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-06
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-07
Date Range
November 27, 1944
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Elizabeth M. Ament, mother of Mildred Shopf Smiley.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
November 27, 1944
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ament, Elizabeth M.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-07
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-08
Date Range
June 1944
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Mildred Shopf Smiley and Joanne Funk on bicycles.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
June 1944
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smiley, Mildred Shopf
Funk, Joanne
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bicycles
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-08
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-09
Date Range
January 1943
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Mildred Shopf Smiley on a sled
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
January 1943
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smiley, Mildred Shopf
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Winter
Snow
Sleds
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-09
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-10
Date Range
January 1943
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Mildred Shopf Smiley on a sled
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
January 1943
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smiley, Mildred Shopf
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Winter
Snow
Sleds
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-10
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-11
Date Range
January 1943
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Mildred Shopf Smiley and her cousin, Fern Ament.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
January 1943
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Smiley, Mildred Shopf
Ament, Fern
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Winter
Snow
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-11
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-12
Date Range
May 1943
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Walter and Adam G. Ament.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
May 1943
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Ament, Walter
Ament, Adam G.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-12
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-13
Date Range
1941
  1 image  
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Verna Brenneman on a child's toy in a back yard.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
1941
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Brenneman, Verna
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
3 x 4.75 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-13
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Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Object ID
MS-01-03-33
Date Range
c. 1945
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Mildred Shopf Smiley Photograph Collection
Description
Employees of the Standard Garment Company, Millersville Branch.
Provenance
Gift of Beth Mitten
Date Range
c. 1945
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Standard Garment Company
Place
Manor Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
MS-01-03-33
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