Watercolor on paper of the Hardwicke mansion; beige coloring with gray/white roof and columns, green shutters on windows. The main section of the house has a grand elliptical facade with four monumental columns. The section adjacent to this has arched windows. The house continues in several smaller sections to the viewer's right; one of these sections is a greenhouse. The surrounding area is filled with grass and trees. NOT FOUND IN BOX 0066, July 2023
The painting has a caption at the bottom which reads '"HARDWICKE" NEAR LANCASTER PA'. The painting is dated "Nov. 1881" in the lower right corner.
Hardwicke was the country seat of the attorney and judge Charles Smith who married Jasper Yeates' daughter; it was built east of Lancaster, overlooking the Conestoga River, in about 1804. It may have been designed by Stephen Hills, who also designed the Old Capital Building in Harrisburg. John J. Snyder states the house was "the most sophisticated and most elegant Federal mansion in Lancaster County." He says the Smiths moved to Baltimore in the 1820s, after which a son of ironmaster Robert Coleman owned the building.
Hardwicke later became the summer home of the Cassatt family where artist Mary Cassatt was born (1844). Apparently a Colonel Wiley owned it when the railroad demolished it in Nov. 1881.
J.W.W. Loose, The Heritage of Lancaster, pp.74-75.
Height (cm)
10.16
Height (ft)
0.3333333333
Height (in)
4
Width (cm)
20.6375
Width (ft)
0.6770833333
Width (in)
8.125
Dimension Details
Hinged within a window mat..
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-06-28
Condition Notes
The front of the painting is in almost perfect condition, except for a few small brown dots; the reverse has several glue stains in the corners and along the sides where the paper was apparently attached to a previous backing.
Mounted in a hinged window mat.
Object ID
P.77.31.10
Place of Origin
Manheim Twp.
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Miniature Empire chest of drawers. Cherry case with mahogany veneer on drawer fronts and edges of top and bottom. Large top drawer overhangs three graduated drawers, all with cock beaded molding. Pressed glass pulls. Overhang of top is supported by S-scrolls at sides. Turned bulbous feet. Small nails with oblong heads used throughout.
Inscriptions in pencilled script: Under bottom drawer is "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz, Lancaster, Pa." On back of 2nd bottom drawer is "Mrs. Kurtz Lancaster, Pa." Chest back has: "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz" and chest bottom has "Flora Kurtz got 1889 from Grandmam when I was 13 years".
A business card, now in file, reads "DANIEL KURTZ./NO. 130 CHARLOTTE STREET,/LANCASTER, PA." On reverse side is written: "Made by Daniel Kurtz in the/ midsumer [sic] of 1845 and/ presented to Miss Lizzy Stoner/ as a token of respect/ Lizzie Stoner who in the/ same year 1845 became his/ wife, later the mother of/ E.S. Kurtz."
Daniel Kurtz, son of Conrad, was raised in the Golden Triangle area. In 1847 he renovated the "Overlook" house on Fruitville Pike and lived there until listed in 1860 Census in the SE Ward of the City
Provenance
File states donor (Mary Herr Glenn) acquired this piece from her neighbor Florence Kurtz, later Mrs. Daniel Musselman Groff.
Maker Daniel Kurtz was a carpenter/builder. Son Emanuel S. Kurtz became a job printer, resided on Church St. and Florence (Flora) was his daughter. She, at age 13, was the recipient of the chest from her "grandmam" (Lizzie Kurtz) in 1889. How and when donor acquired this chest from her neighbor Florence is unknown.
Under bottom drawer is "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz, Lancaster, Pa." On back of 2nd bottom drawer is "Mrs. Kurtz Lancaster, Pa." On chest back is: "Made in 1845 by Daniel Kurtz" and chest bottom: "Flora Kurtz got 1889 from Grandmam when I was 13 years".
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Chest of Drawers
Oither Names
Miniature Chest Of Drawers
Material
Wood, Glass
Height (in)
11.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-05-12
Condition Notes
Multiple blemishes overall. Top has 2 losses of veneer at right and 1 at left end. Bottom has veneer at back left edge, as well as a repaired break of this corner with leg. Long crack along grain at back.
Located between Lancaster and Lititz, on the road to Maytown and Marietta.
Formerly occupied by George Ross Jr.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: Henry Landis, George Grosh, John Slater, Christian Hoober, John Leib, Jacob Leib, James Crawford, Christian Grub, George Rukel, and four others.
1 Item, 1 Piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
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Located on the turnpike road from Lancaster to Marietta, about a mile and a quarter Lancaster.
Petition allowed.
Signers of Petition: John Neff, Henry Carpenter Jr., Henry Slaymaker, Samuel Slaymaker, Philip Messenkop, Henry Reigart, Christian Carpenter Jr., Georg Weiler, Hugh Wilson, John Kauffman, Dan Reigart, James Humes, William Dickson, Thomas R. Jordan, and one other.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the south side of the Lancaster and Middletown Turnpike.
Built and owned by Henry Bear Jr.
Formerly occupied by Jacob Lutheiser.
Signers of Petition: Henry Bear, Andrew Kauffman, Jacob Kauffman, John Swar, John Kauffman Jr., Henry Becker, George Gamber, Michael Musselman, Abraham Kneisly.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on the Lancaster and Reading road, seven miles from Lancaster at the junction of same and road leading from Columbia to Reading to New Holland.
Petition granted.
January term.
Signers of Petition: Jacob Zercher, John Steinman, Philip Shreiner, John Young, Martin Eckman, David Good, John Carpenter, Isaac Carpenter, Christian Carpenter Jr., John McCleery, Martin Mayer, John Heller, John Johns, William Weidler, Peter Fieles, John Feather, Jacob Reist, Benjamin Johnson, Christian S. Brubaker, John Brubaker, A. Dietrich, George Mayer, George W. Henry, John Hatz, [signature in German], [signature in German], Ingham Wood, John Grubb, Jacob Weitzel, Frederick Hambright, George Rysinger, J. Zimmerman, William Hambright, William Miller, Jacob Hoffmeier, John Kauffman, David Hummel, John Ruth, A. Sheaffer, Reuben Weidler, Christian Kauffman, Jesse Sellers, Curtis Sellers, [signature in German], [signature in German], Isaac Brown, Daniel Shissler, Jacob [Gaull], Andrew Hetzel, [signature in German], Abraham Myers, Henry Garber, Isaac Ressler, [unknown signature], Jacob Shisler, Jonas Nolt, John Kuhn, [signature in German], [signature in German], Daniel Royer, Henry Landis, Andrew Menold, Michael Stauffer, John B. Sneder, John S. Black Jr., John Hamilton, Adam Pickel, Jacob Grub, David Grub, [signature in German], Caspar Grub, Isaac Leib, [signature in German], Henry Master, Conrad Master, Henry Zercher, John Leib, Jacob Leib, William Roland, [signature in German], Henry Rudy, Samuel Sellers, Christian Rudy, Daniel Rudy, Jacob Landis, Peter Forney, Abraham Colden, Samuel Hallacher, Frederick Kline, Absalom Sellers, Michael Fisher, John Ruth, James Todd, John Lutz, George Diller, William Smith, Benjamin Stehman, Samuel Reemsnyder, Samuel Snyder, Jacob Sherer, Adam Diller, [signature in German], Jacob Steman, [signature in German].
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Located on road leading from Lancaster to Manheim.
Formerly occupied by Mr. Franck.
Petition granted.
April term.
Signers of Petition: David Mayer, Jacob Myer Jr., John Kauffman, Christian Brubaker, [signature in German], [signature in German], W. B. Ross, Joseph Hartman, Adam Guiesinger, George Guiesinger, Isaac Ringwalt, John Graff, Matthias Brooke, John Witmer, David Rohrer, Emanuel Gibble, David Stamm, Abraham Landis, Jacob Rathfon, Philip Mosher, George Biegler, Christian Stoner.
1 Item, 1 Piece
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Signers of petition: John Wiler, T. J. Patterson, Samuel Ruth, Patrick McLaughlin, Phares [Cossidy], Peter Stormfeltz, Peter Steitz, Adam Dietrich, Samuel Dietrich, Henry Dietrich, Henry Brown, George Eshleman, [signature in German].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Michael Martin, John Kurtz, Jacob Landis Jr., Christian B. Landis, Peter Hunsecker, Ephraim Stauffer, Jacob L. Landis, John Frank, Jacob Landis Sr., Jacob Minnich, H. B. Bowman, A. [Fairer].
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Jacob [Seichrist], David Graybill, Sem Gingrich, Samuel Kohr, Christian Bomberger, David Harnish, John Frank, George Eshelman, Andrew Balmer, Martin Kling, Ephraim Hoffman, Jacob Deets.
1 item, 1 piece
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Signers of petition: Emanuel Shober, Emanuel P. Keller, Joseph W. Brennen, Martin K. Musser, Ephraim Stauffer, Benjamin Meyers, Daniel Andrews, John L. Sharp, Paul Black, Jonathan Sprecher, David Mayer, [signature in German], Adam Keller, [signature in German], Daniel S. Royer.
1 item, 1 piece
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