Two day unreserved public auction of antique reference books, Pennsylania history, early imprints, early photographs, 18th & 19th century manuscripts, ephemera, fraktur, folk art, art & prints...piecrimper collection of the late Jacob M. Borry of Ephrata, Pa.; primitives, pottery, English China (Late Adams, transfer decorated, gaudy ironstone, gaudy Welsh, gaudy Dutch, Lustre, Mocha, spatter, pearlware, etc.) inkwells, glassware (Stiegel-type, blown, marbles, lamps, bottles, etc.), textiles, & furniture from the collections of the late Jacob M. Borry of Ephrata, Lancaster Co, Penna. Margaret K. Osburn, formerly of Lancater Co, Penna. and others : [to be held] Friday, May 30, 2008, and Saturday, May 31, 2008
Pennsylvania Germans: a Surprising People--Paper Trail--Of Cloth and Leather--Of Wood Made--Pottery, Glass, and Chalk, Too--From Iron to Gold, to German Silver--Paintings, Fine and Folk.
Summary
"Folk art and quilts are here, but so is the work of Precisionist painter Charles Demuth and Abstract Expressionist painter Franz Kline. Objects range from needlework, pottery, furniture, and glass to paper, paintings, and metals--including gold and silver! Here is a very personal and extensive historical text illustrated with the works of traditionalists, revivalists, and the avant garde displayed in over 350 color photographs. Pennsylvania German Arts has been written to be both informative and fun to read and is designed to showcase distinctive works of great beauty." [from Amazon.com]
Folk art and foodways of the Pennsylvania Dutch : a collection of paintings, food lore, and seasonal recipes from the Allemaengel in northern Berks County
This report is a compilation of the waterbodies and places in and around the Susquehanna River Basin that have names whose origins are directly linked to Native Americans.
Publication / Susquehanna River Basin Commission ; 229
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Chapters: INTRODUCTION - AMERICAN WATERBODY, VILLAGE, AND PLACE NAMES - OBSERVATIONS - REFERENCES TABLE - Table: ORIGIN OF NATIVE AMERICAN NAMES - PLATE: LOCATION OF NATIVE AMERICAN WATERBODY, VILLAGE, AND PLACE NAMES.
Max Kade German-American Research Institute series
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-199) and index.
Contents
Men in the middle : foresters and hunters in the early modern Palatinate -- Individual pursuits versus the common good : the constraints of village life in Waldhilsbach -- Contested identities : religious affiliation and diversity in the Palatinate -- Leaving home : the decision to emigrate -- Establishing professional and family connections : new beginnings in Pennsylvania -- Securing a legacy : Wistar's Pennsylvania land speculation -- Webs of influence : transatlantic trade and patronage -- Creative adaptations : the United Glass Company and Wistarburg, New Jersey.
Summary
"Examines the life of 18th century German immigrant and businessman Caspar Wistar. Reevaluates the modern understanding of the entrepreneurial ideal and the immigrant experience in the colonial era"--Provided by publisher.
Journal of the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley ; 35
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"A catalog to accompany an exhibit of privy bags by the Society in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. The exhibit will run from No[v]ember 21, 2009, until May 15, 2010."
Summary
The introduction provides background on the history and use of the bags, which were designed to hold the scrap paper earmarked for privy use. Often highly decorative, privy bags came into being in rural Lancaster Co., Pa., in the early decades of the 1800's and continued to be used during the era of the outhouse.
