Gertrude Stauffer, second from left, and Sarah Ann Stauffer, right, with unidentified couple. Written on back: "This does not do justice to Gerty. I am asleep, but it is a reminder of our happy days together."
Hope Lodge, near Philadelphia, was built in the first half of the 18th century. A bedroom fireplace is framed with tiles from Holland, as are several others. The use of two horizontal panels over the fireplace is a typical procedure of the period. Courtesy Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.