Birth certificate is hand done by artist using design elements from printed fraktur. Multicolor text is enclosed in a central arched arbor w/ flame finials. Text names Christian, a son of Jacob and Barbara (KIndig) Bachman, born 1827 in Lampeter Twp. Two confronting angels flank arbor and 2 additional text blocks of religious verse support arbor. A pavilion at bottom is flanked by blue trees & large colorful pinwheel flowers.
Border at sides and top have colorful, repeating floral/foliate motifs; top is arched. Hearts and flowers fill top corners. Above arbor is a large 4-point stylized star flanked by reclining trees.
Artist uses red, blue, light blue, black, yellow, white, green, orange and brown.
Inscribed on reverse in black ink is "No 4 made by Eli Haverstick 1834."
Provenance
Descent in Bachman family to donor. Two nearly identical birth certificates are known, for older sister Anne, b. 1823 (private owner-Barbara Ann Mable) and younger brother John, b. 1832 (G.96.9.1). Similarity suggests all were made at the same time in 1834.
Bachman family genealogy in file. See info on Christian Bachman in Mennonite Arts, 2002, pp. 56-57.
Conserved by Susan Duhl in 2001. Generally worn and discolored. Repair to edge tears & corner loss. Abrasions & paper fill in top right corner were in-painted with watercolor. Tape at back of top edge is now removed w/ remaining stain. See report in file.
Object ID
G.00.23.1
Notes
Haverstick is believed to be a teacher due to being absent on tax rolls for Conestoga Twp.
Christian Bachman (1827-1901) became a prominent cabinetmaker in eastern Lancaster County, just like his father Jacob Bachman (1798-1867). He married Barbara Buckwalter in 1855. After marriage, he moved to Strasburg where he set up his own shop.
Place of Origin
Conestoga Twp.
Role
Artist
Credit
In memory of Charles Bachman, grandson of Christian Bachman, by his son Charles Bachman, Jr. and family.
Hand towel, plain-weave linen, elaborately decorated with blue and red cotton cross stitch as well as drawn thread panels. Hanging tabs are plain-weave linen tape, 3/8" wide and very long.
Panel #1 has "MARIA" at the top flanked by large floral trees growing out of hearts. Second line reads: "MACDALLNA DAMY" and 3rd line is: "MY HAND AND NWEDLE." Below are 5 large tree motifs grounded on a horizontal embroidered line, followed by 8 small grounded trees.
Panel #2 is a drawn thread panel w/ cotton darn-stitched designs. Drawn threads stop short of sides -- unusual.
Panel # 3 has five blue and red motifs: star at center flanked by crowned peacocks, in turn flanked by geometric motifs.
Panel # 4 is a tripartite design: center has "HF" within an ornately embroidered red and blue heart, flanked by drawn thread panels w/ cotton darn-stitched trees surmounted by birds. (Initials stand for future husband Henry Fenstermacher, married the following year,1837.)
Panel #5 is very similar to panel #3.
Panel #6 is another drawn thread panel stopping short of sides, decorated w/ cotton darn-stitched geometric designs.
Panel #7 has upper case alphabet ending with the date 1836.
Panel #8 has three lines: "CHRISTOPHER/ DAMY CATHARINE/ DAMY A D 1836." (parents)
Plain self fringe at bottom has an applied short panel of linen with an elaborate knotted self fringe.
Made by Maria/Mary Magdalena Demmy (1811-1884).
Seller pinned on a note stating the mate to this towel (made by sister Elizabeth) was sold in the Rich and Joan Smith sale for $2400, inventory # CB29. Both towels illustrated in This is the Way I Pass My Time, p. 31.
Note: Older sister Maria/Mary Demmy's taufschein is P.06.15.1.
Birth certificate done in German for "Anna Schenkin" (Schenk), born in "Connostoge Taunschip Langster County", November 20, 1783. Hand drawn, colored and lettered on laid paper with iron gall ink. No baptism indicates a Mennonite family.
The text is enclosed within a heart, surrounded by various vining flowers and four birds, two above and two below. The design conforms with artist's normal pattern of having the vines emanate from a hole at the top center of the heart. This artist made fraktur for mostly Lancaster County Mennonite families. He was almost certainly a schoolmaster. There are about 15 of his fraktur that are documented.
"Johannes Schopf/Schopp Artist" (active c. 1774-1800)
Note written on frame's dust cover by Smith states this fraktur was exhibited in two shows: Allentown Folk Art Show (Nov. 1974) and William Penn Memorial Museum, F/A Show (Jan. 1975).
Slide #27-2-4 in Archives West.
Provenance
Purchased by Richard Flanders Smith at a public sale along Route 222, north of Willow Street. Given to the Lancaster County Historical Society with the understanding that it would become part of the Heritage Center collection with the establishment of that institution.
Foxing or brown spotting over much of surface. Some tears along the edges. Moisture or adhesive stain at bottom center.
A condition report and treatment proposal was done by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia in 1986. Matted and framed by conservator Brian Howard of Carlisle in 1996.
Object ID
G.77.50.11
Place of Origin
Conestoga Twp.
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Framed vorschrift on laid paper with German text penned on both sides with dark iron gall ink. Paper is folded with two strong creases, creating four quarters of the sheet. Half of "front" side contains illuminated vorschrift with four letter styles.
Top line in very large, ornate letters reads, "Wohl dem der..." Initial letter "W" is oversize and decorated with scrolling acanthus leaves. Arching over this line is a horizontal vine with flowers and pomegranate. The religious text in script ends with what appears to be Psalm 112. It ends with a final line in fraktur lettering reading, "Heinrich Miller, in Canastogen Townschip, Anno 1782."
One quarter of same side states, "Vorschrift Vor Heinrich Miller, in Canastogen Townschip, den 5ten Martz, Anno 1782."
Reverse side has a text in German script framed with a lined border. It has ten lines including numbers and alphabet, and it ends with the same line as above, "Heinrich Miller, in Canastogen Townschip, 1782."
Fraktur scholar David Johnson identified this artist as Friedrich Hartman, likely a schoolmaster. Hartman is found on no records but the 1790 Census, in Conestoga Twp., suggesting that he owned no property. Other Hartman pieces were found in the 1986 Fraktur Harvest (see this file).
This vorschrift relates closely to work done in northern Lancaster County near Ephrata Cloister although the artist is not known to have had connections in that community.
Provenance
HC purchased at Scott's sale through Christie's for $1265.00, Jun 11, 1994. This piece was likely collected by Scott in his usual manner, purchase at sale in Lancaster Co. or region.
Mounted in frame folded in half: H: 8.25" W: 13.125"
Frame is H: 16.25 W: 19.25"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-24
Condition Notes
Overall soil with many stains. Edges are ragged, a 2-inch-long sections is cut from one corner. There is breaking at creases and losses where heavily inked. Paper loss where crease coincides with lettering as well as tulip-shaped flower.
Matted and framed by Carlisle conservator Brian Howard in 1996.
Object ID
P.94.13.3
Notes
This fraktur is recorded in the Winterthur Library: Decorative Arts Photographic Collection, NEH 475, 17-19 (per Christie's)
Pictured on p.15, of Fraktur: Folk Art & Family by Corinne & Russell Earnest.
Log cabin quilt of wools, composed of 30 blocks five wide and six long. There are two borders: a 4 1/4"-wide outer border of four 1"- wide strips and an inner sawtooth 3"- wide border of red and blue. The 30 log cabin blocks are also made of 1" wide strips. All strips have a slight "overhang" along edges which hides the butted seams.
All individual pieces of this quilt are sewn directly to the quilt backing, which is a calico print of tiny green holly-like leaves on black. Consequently, the backing is is also pieced in the shapes of each section of quilt top (squares and two borders). There is no batting and no decorative quilting. The binding is a narrow woven wool tape with a braided appearance.
A small piece of paper stitched to bottom left corner of quilt front, now removed, has an old handwritten note in ink: "(Ade)line W. Kreider/ Cassel/ made this about/ the yr. 1867." The writer of the note was obviously indicating that the quilt was made in preparation for her marriage, while living at her East Hempfield Twp. home. According to the records of Rev. J.J. Strine, Addie W. Kreider, dau. of Jacob G. Kreider of East Hempfield, married John H. Cassel of Penn Twp. on Dec. 19, 1867.
Provenance
Provenance: Descent from Adeline Kreider Cassel
to daughter Fannie K. Cassel (Mrs. Hiram G. Kauffman)
to daughter Adeline Dora Kauffman (Mrs. J. Wayne Aungst, Sr.)
to son John W. Aungst, Jr., (great-grandson of maker).
Quilt descended in family homes all located within a few miles of each other, (south of Manheim (Lancaster Junction) to Landisville area).
Once-vibrant colors of the wool are now strongly faded and are thin, fragile fabric. There are strong holes, esp. in outer border; several areas of liquid staining. Binding is deteriorating and detaching with multiple holes. Unfaded area near corner where paper tag removed.
Backing has some holes/tears at corner and numerous slits/holes along edges.
Object ID
G.08.03.02
Place of Origin
East Hempfield Twp.
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Gift of Margaret C. Aungst, Heritage Center Collection
Quilt, star pattern, made of pieced cottons. Diamond shapes of pink, white, green, red and blue create 9 large stars on a field of small scale print of red foliate motif on white. Finally a narrow inner border of off-white and a wide outer border of red. Corners are mitered. Narrow binding of green cotton sewn to back, wrapped and stitched to front.
Backing is a cotton print of red flowers on a cream-colored ground. Batting is cotton.
Hand-quilted patterns in white and beige are waffle in outer border, foliate in inner border, and diamonds of stars have conforming lines. The diamond shapes of the calico print field are have 12-petal flowers and squares have wedding ring design.
Made by Mennonite mother Susan Gamber Brubaker(1883-1940) as a gift for her daughter Mary Gamber Brubaker (27 May 1888 - 15 Oct 1984) in anticipation of her marriage (14 Nov 1909) to Wallace Metzler Hottenstein (14 April1888 - 12 Sep 1966). Wallace and Mary grew up on adjoining farms east of Landisville. Susan was the wife of Isaac L. Brubaker (1862-1954).
McGovernville/Landisville area,
Provenance
Descent from quilt recipient Mary Gamber Brubaker Hottenstein to daughter Mrs. Melvin Lauver (Mary Brubaker Hottenstein Lauver) circa 1944. Then gifted by husband to Heritage Center.
Documented in Quilt Harvest, #29D See G.92.09.2 for studio wedding photo of recipient Mary Gamber Brubaker & her husband Wallace M. Hottenstein. Published in J. Lasansky's "Bits & Pieces" in article by Pat Keller, 1991.
Several minor stains on top. Binding has some areas of separation at front where stitching was faulty. Small hole at binding edge about 3" from one corner. Binding is frayed/tearing at middle of one side, about 3" long.
Object ID
G.92.09.1
Place of Origin
East Hempfield Twp.
Role
Quiltmaker
Credit
Given in memory of Mary Brubaker Hottenstein Lauver, daughter of Wallace M. and Mary Gamber Brubaker Hottenstein, Heritage Center Collection
New Danville Boys' Baseball team. Front row, left to right: Ronald Baker, Romanus Scheid, Robert Heisey, Merle Conrad, Jerry Baker and Ronald Shavely. Middle row, left to right: Kenneth Baker, William Rittenhouse, Robert Cummings, Larry Ibach, Richard Scheid, ? Newswanger, ?. Back row, left to right: William Scheid, Robert Hertz, Jerry Baker, Charles Aument, John Ibach, Paul Meckley, James Booth, Ronald Shavely, Gerald Baker.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, no date. Students identified are: Leon Kise, Charles Campbell, Mary Keiser, Velma Cunningham, ? Boatman, Christie Kise, Bessie Kise, Evelyn Shenk, Alcinda Landis, Mary M. Campbell, Thelma Campbell, Lester Campbell, Mary Keiser, Harry Rineer, Martin Rineer, Clarence Benedict, Harry Landis and Arthur Campbell, teacher.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, 1941 - 1942. First row: Jim Barrett, Sam McVey, Carol McTavish, Ruth Stively, Shirley Mowery, Jane Main, Lee Benedict. Second row: Ralph Weidman, Elise Michaelson, Jim Hess, Joan Bauer, Bob Fink, Don Good, Howard Main. Third row: Audrey Snyder, Joanne Denlinger, Dick Shopf, Arlene Benedict, Dick Campbell, Howard Campbell, Betty Campbell. Fourth row: Doanld Hess, Gilber Main, Ruth Weaver, Doris Mcvey, John Poisal, Beatrice Barrett, Jere Denlinger. Fifth row: Clara Todd, Lynn Campbell, Laura Campbell, Ruth Main, Mildred Warfel, Don Campbell, Lewis Denlinger. Sixth row: Bill Main, Evelyn Gantz, Arlene Campbell, Mildred Rankin (teacher), Betty Cunningham, Bill Burns.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, no date. Students identified: Arthur Campbell, Charles Campbell, Mary Campbell, Christie Kise, Bessie Kise, Ada Aston, Alcinda Landis, Henry Rineer, Martin Rineer, Donald Landis, Arthur Cunningham, Susan Keiser, Mary Keiser, Clara Peters, Leon Kise, Theodore Else, Mattie Rineer, Margaret Gramling, Jesse Else, Donald Landis, Mike Landis, Benjamin Habecker (teacher).
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, no date. Students identified: Arthur Campbell, Charles Campbell, Mary Campbell, Margaret Landis, Dellena Boyd, Ada Aston, Donald Else, John Rineer, Alcinda Landis, Irene Groff, Susan Keiser, Nellie Boyd, Mike Landis, Mattie Rineer, Clara Peters, Harry Landis, Jesse Else?, and Benjamin Habecker (teacher).
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, no date. Students identified: Arthur Campbell, Victor Groff, Mary M. Campbell, Grace Aston, Ada Henry, Meeta Grassman, Lester Campbell, Taylor Cunningham, Andy Groff, Arlene Warfel, Helen Lynes, Thelma Campbell, Florence Cunningham, Bessie Green, M. Good, Irene Groff, Phyllis Groff, Jane Groff, Margaret Roberts, Emma Warfel (teacher).
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, no date. Students identified: Margaret Grambling, Dellena Boyde, Martin Rineer, Mattie Rineer, Arthur Campbell, Charles Campbell, Susan Keiser, Mike Landis, Leon Kise, Donald Landis, Theodore Else, Clara Peters, Margaret Landis, Jesse Else, George Lawrence (teacher).
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, 1924. First row: Bob Stekervetz, Paul Warfel, Norman Stekervetz, Ed Knisley, George Cramer, Marvin Stekervetz. Second row: Jiles Good, Paul Rowland, Chet Stekervetz, Frank Warfel, Phares Cramer, Roy Lefever, Paul Groff, ?, George Stekervetz. Third row: ?, Eshter Huber, Mary Gantz, Viola Gantz, reba Lefever, Earl Cramer. Fourth row: Vivian Campbell, Erma Lefever, ?, Bob Rowland, Mel Warfel. Teacher: Dorothy Huber.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, 1933. First row: Pete Young, Ken Kinningham, Donald Benedict, Dick Gantz, Steve Hecomovich, Elmer Bauer, Ralph Cramer, Bill fink, Bob Hess, Donald Mendictch, Lloyd Gantz. Second row: George Hess, Bud Gantz, Bud Fink, Harold Anderson, Addison Kelly, Ray Warfel, Earl Rawson, Ben STekervetz, Russel Huff, Paul Kohler, Jim Holmes. Third row: Ethel Stekervetz, Betty Cunningham, Delores Hess, Jeanette Gantz, Mary Burns, Betty Rawson, Arlene Campbell, Gene Kelly, Myrtle Stekervetz. Fourth row: Violet Hecomovich, Betty Fink, Rita Huff, Emma Stekervetz, Betty Bauer, Evelyn Brady, Nora Huff, Jane Witmer, Peggy Trissler, Betty Trissler, Ada Wise, Edith Stekervetz. Fifth row: Chet Cramer, Ben Wise, Nick Hecomovich, Jim Groff, Carl Knicely, Jim Gantz, Harold Good, John Holmes, Ruth Warfel. Teacher: Mrs. Reitzel.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, 1928. First row: Harold Good, Earl Cramer, Jiles Good, Mervin Stekervetz, Paul Groff, Bob Stekervetz, Chet Cramer. Second row: Chet Stekervetz, John Burkman, Emma Stekervetz, Ada Stekervetz, ?, Jane Witmer, Ben Stekervetz. Third row: Jim Gantz, Esther Huber, Viola Gantz, Mary Gantz, Catherine Rineer, Roy Lefever, Phares Cramer, Jim Groff. Fourth row: Helen Rohrer (teacher), Mary Warfel, Dorothy Burkman, Carl Kneisley, Mildred Brady, Frank Warfel, Belva Neff, Mabel Gantz, Ray Warfel, Edward Kneisley.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
Safe Harbor School, 1934 - 1935. First row: Lynn Campbell, Lewis Denlinger, Laura Campbell, Dick Warfel, Don Campbell, Ruth Main, Clayton Gantz, Gilbert Main, Mildred Warfel, Joanne Denlinger, Dick Shopf. Second row: Emmett Campbell, Lloyd Gantz, Donald Benedict, Norma Baer, Betty Sue Michaelson, Mildred Warfel, betty Cunningham, Evelyn Gantz, Harriet Warfel, Wayne Miller. Third row: Bill Main, Ken Cunningham, Bill Fink, Arlene Campbell, Betty Rawson, Grace Campbell, Jeanette Gantz, Doris Eves, Myrtle Stekervetz. Fourth row: Chet Campbell, Raymond Eves, Ralph Cramer, Donald Eves, Dick Gantz, Bob Baer, Elmer Bauer, Erma Pickle, Edith Stekervetz. Fifth row: Earl Rawson, Paul Kohler, Lloyd Fink, Ruth Stall (teacher), Evelyn Brady, Betty Fink, Emma Stekervetz.
Provenance
Digital image only. Original owned by Conestoga Area Historical Society.
