Ingrain carpet sample under glass. Red and greeen strands in the double-cloth carpet with duplicate designs on both sides.
For history see 71.35.2a. Purchased in Philadelphia and put in Ellmaker home in 1784. Note with sample about homestead and neighbors' reaction to carpet.
Copy of a black and white sketch of Donegal Church with a group of Colonial soldiers, two women, Pastor Colin McFarquhar and other men under the large leafy white oak tree near the church entrance. One man holds a long paper and is reading to the group. To the left, near a thin tree, a man holds the reins of a horse.
In 1777 congregants of Donegal Presbyterian Church gathered with Pastor Colin McFarquhar under this white oak tree to vow allegiance to the cause of the American patriots in their fight against England and its King.
Date Range
1777
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Container
Box 0009
Object Name
Print
Length (cm)
27.94
Length (ft)
0.9166666667
Length (in)
11
Width (cm)
35.56
Width (ft)
1.1666666667
Width (in)
14
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-11-06
Condition Notes
Bend at tip of upper left corner with small tear below. Small tear on lower right edge. Brown on back especially along top edge.
