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Architect's drawing of the original building of St. James's Church

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo2259
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Date of Publication
1931.
of those who insist that the present generation would not like to have its parish referred to as "St. James's" church, when, as has been clearly shown, it has been so-called and described by devout and intelli- gent members of the parish for more than a century and a half. ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OF THE
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by William Frederic Worner.
Author
Worner, William Frederic.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1931.
Physical Description
182-189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 35, no. 8
Subjects
St. James Episcopal Church (Lancaster, Pa.)
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 35, number 8 (1931), p. 182-189Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.35
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Drawing

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b967cae2-e07b-484c-ae0f-986927478680
Collection
File Collection
Title
Jacob Gruel, Confectioner
Object ID
2008.034.1
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Jacob Gruel, Confectioner
Description
3/4 profile bust charcoal portrait of man facing viewer. He is wearing a dark jacket with wide lapels with trimmed edges; a white shirt with stand-up collar and a bow tie.
Back: "Jacob Gruel / Confectioner / N. Queen St near Chestnut / for 60 years / at N. N. Queen St. entrance to / the Colonial Theater / grandparents of Mrs. Edgar Fahs Smith / provost of U. of P."
Written on back:" 576-P" and number "18."
Note: Jacob J. Gruel (1809-1882) married Jacobina Swartz (1811-1892).
old num: "3-04-01-14"
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0536
People
Gruel, Jacob
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Charcoal, Paper
Length (in)
17.375
Width (in)
13.875
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-19
Condition Notes
A few spots of white near bottom right. A black dot center top; one near right edge; and one on man's shirt.
On the back there are pieces of brown tape on edges in the middle on all 4 sides..
Object ID
2008.034.1
Accession Number
2008.034
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Drawing

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/77fa22f6-7a3d-4fe7-8110-957387349738
Collection
File Collection
Title
Mrs. Jacobina Gruel
Object ID
2008.034.2
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Mrs. Jacobina Gruel
Description
3/4 profile bust charcoal portrait of woman wearing amulet clasp at center of neckline with white collar. Four buttons are visible down front of her bodice. Her hair is parted in the center. There appear to be ribbon/folds over her left ear with hint of fabric on top of her head and along right side like a bonnet or hair-covering on back of her head. She is looking left, eyes skyward. Back: "Mrs. Jacobina Gruel" written cursively in pencil on back.
Drawing, attached to cardboard, is brown overall. Lighter border from frame that has been removed.
(Note: Jacob J. Gruel (1809-1882) married Jacobina Swartz (1811-1892)
old num: "3-04-01-11"
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0536
People
Gruel, Jacobina
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Drawing
Oither Names
Portrait
Material
Charcoal, Paper
Length (in)
17.25
Width (in)
14
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-19
Condition Notes
Drawing is attached to stiff cardboard. On small black spot avobe head to the right.
Object ID
2008.034.2
Accession Number
2008.034
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Drawing

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Collection
File Collection
Title
Linnaeus Hunter Shelly
Object ID
2008.034.9
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Linnaeus Hunter Shelly
Description
3/4 profile bust portrait of "Linnaeus Hunter Shelly / Lititz Pa. / Presented by Mrs. Ida S. Huyett, / 49 South 11th Street / Reading, Penna."
Linneaus Hunter Shelly (1844-1912) is buried in the Moravian Cemetery, Lititz, PA.
Special notice from Fritz Studio, 852 Penn Street, Reading, Pa. on back: "HAVE THIS PICTURE FRAMED BEFORE IT GETS SOILED...No. Neg.71231."
Large "#16" written twice on back in pencil.
old num. "3-04-01-02"
Year Range From
1864
Year Range To
1884
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0536
People
Shelly, Linnaeus Hunter
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Charcoal, Paper
Length (in)
20
Width (in)
16
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-19
Condition Notes
Graying on dark portions of hair, neck and lapels probably from chemicals use in photo process.
Object ID
2008.034.9
Accession Number
2008.034
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Drawing of an Old Man, Pop's Profile
Object ID
2023.001.046
Date Range
12/27/1939
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Drawing of an Old Man, Pop's Profile
Description
Pencil drawing of left-facing profile of a man ('Pop') with receding hairline. He is wearing a suit coat, dress shirt and tie. There is a large '12' in the upper left corner above the man's forehead. Below, in cursive, written in pencil: "Picture of pop drawn at party at Aunt Anna's on Dec. 27 1939 by Wayne Weaver. (Probably Wayne's father or grandfather.)
On the back a pencil drawing of a man with curly hair and wearing spectacles has been crossed out.
Date Range
12/27/1939
Creator
Weaver, Wayne
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0523
Object Name
Drawing
Height (cm)
22.86
Height (ft)
0.75
Height (in)
9
Width (cm)
14.9225
Width (ft)
0.4895833333
Width (in)
5.875
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-12
Condition Notes
Right edge is rough, as if torn from a book or from a larger piece of paper. A 1-inch tear on top edge near right corner.
Object ID
2023.001.046
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2023.001
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Pastel Portrait of a woman
Object ID
2023.001.051
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Pastel Portrait of a woman
Description
Pastel portrait of a woman, dark hair parted in middle, facing slightly to the left. Her white head covering has a thin band beneath the chin. A white sash is around her neck, overlapped in the front to cascade below her chin and widen down of her chest.
This Gutekunst photo has been enhanced with charcoal and white pastels. It is matted with an oval opening. Angled along the base of her left sleeve impressed in tiny cursive is " F. Gutekunst" with a line beneath.
Written in pencil on reverse: " 189/ Pastel Portrait,/ woman".
Label on back: "From/ F. Gutekunst/ Photographer,/ 719 Arch Street, Philadelphia."
Frederick Gutekunst (September 25, 1831 – April 27, 1917) was an American photographer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He opened his first photographic portrait studio with his brother in 1854 and successfully ran his business for sixty years.
Year Range From
1854
Year Range To
1914
Object Name
Drawing
Oither Names
Portrait
Condition
Good to excellent
Condition Date
2023-06-19
Condition Notes
The fine condition has been preserved by the oval-cut mat and backing for this piece. There is a chunk of the top mat missing from the lower left edge.
Object ID
2023.001.051
Accession Number
2023.001
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Collection
File Collection
Object ID
2010.016.1
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Collection
File Collection
Description
Charcoal-photo portrait of Aaron Lefever before his death on September 26, 1898 when he was 32 years old. He gazes to the right. His dark hair, parted on the left, is combed back and appears short on the sides. He has a moustache. He is wearing a vest, suit jack with lapels, a white shirt and long necktie.
Writing in lower right corner: " Mamm? /Art Co"
Year Range From
1876
Year Range To
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0536
People
Lefever, Aaron
Object Name
Drawing
Oither Names
Portrait
Length (cm)
50.8
Length (ft)
1.6666666667
Length (in)
20
Width (cm)
40.64
Width (ft)
1.3333333333
Width (in)
16
Condition
Fair/Poor
Condition Date
2023-06-22
Condition Notes
Upper left section missing and covered with a white tape. Top color missing revealing white in much of the background with some spots on the image. White card with identification is tape to the image, bottom center. Tape also along right edge.
Object ID
2010.016.1
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Drawing

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Collection
File Collection
Title
Drawing of Ida Liff
Object ID
2023.001.052
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Collection
File Collection
Title
Drawing of Ida Liff
Description
Charcoal-photo on paper that's attached to a heavy cardboard backer. Written on reverse: "Ida (V?) Liff/ Born Feb 5, 1856/ Died 1930? Daughter of H.S. & Mary E. Liff."
Ida is looking to the left. Her dark wavy hair is parted in the middle and pulled and attached in the back. She is wearing a dangling pierced-ear earring. Her dark garment top, with three decorated buttons on the front that are beneath a horizontal pin at the neckline. Over both shoulders of her garment there is elaborate decorative stitching/trim
Year Range From
1876
Year Range To
1896
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0536
People
Liff, Ida
Liff, Mary E.
Object Name
Drawing
Length (cm)
50.8
Length (ft)
1.6666666667
Length (in)
20
Width (cm)
40.64
Width (ft)
1.3333333333
Width (in)
16
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-22
Condition Notes
Soiled with spots of foxing overall.
Piece of photo missing along lower left edge. Tears on bottom and on lower right edge. Portions of corners on right are broken off.
On reverse, acid browning on edges, across center and other section where wood touched the piece.
Object ID
2023.001.052
Accession Number
2023.001
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Drawing

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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Yeates' House Bedstead
Object ID
P.77.31.41
Date Range
1879
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Yeates' House Bedstead
Description
Watercolor aerial-angled view picturing the lower right corner of the bed. Green fabric curtains are tied to the slender fluted wooden column beneath the top decorative gray wooden edging. A square wood portion of the column supports the cross piece at the foot of the bed. A white covering on the bed has pink stripes along its edge and a green flounce matching the curtains above hangs between the mattress and the floor. Printed in lower left corner: "BEDSTEAD/ YEATES' HOUSE/1879."
Date Range
1879
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0066
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Yeates, Jasper
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
10.25 x 7.25 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Width (cm)
7.62
Width (ft)
0.25
Width (in)
3
Dimension Details
Hinged within a 7.25" x 10.25" window mat.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-26
Condition Notes
The piece is currently float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.41
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Yeates' Mansion Mirror
Object ID
P.77.31.42
Date Range
1879
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Yeates' Mansion Mirror
Description
Watercolor of "Mirror/ Yeates Mansion/ Lancaster/Pa:-" In lower right corner is a letter embellishment "m?n:" and beneath it, "-1879-" Oval-shaped mirror hanging on the wall is edged ornately with gold-colored curved leafy branches. On the top at the center is a gold lamppost/ torch.
Date Range
1879
Creator
Stauffer, David McNeely, 1845-1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box 0066
People
Stauffer, David McNeely
Yeates, Jasper
Frame
Window mat only.
Image Size
10.25 x 7.25 inches
Object Name
Drawing
Material
Paper, Ink
Medium
Drawing
Height (cm)
19.05
Height (ft)
0.625
Height (in)
7.5
Width (cm)
10.795
Width (ft)
0.3541666667
Width (in)
4.25
Dimension Details
Hinged within a 7.25" x 10.25" window mat.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2023-06-26
Condition Notes
There is a brown mark on the bottom edge, about 1.5 inches from the left corner. There are the remains of a previous backing on the corners and sides of the reverse which have partially bled through to the fronts, especially at the lower left corner. (by Scott Sagar, 12/06/2000)
The piece is currently float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.42
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.77.31
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