Oil painting of Mrs. Alexander Hood seated on red chair with draped red curtain behind. Her dark brown hair is parted in the center and she is wearing a white covering with ruffles along sides covering her ears. The two wide sashes/ties hang down to her waist. A dainty lace collar piece, unattached, is around her neck with opening in front. She wears a black dress with gathers from a front vertical seam that ends in a point below her waist. Long sleeve visible on her left arm has two sections of gathers on the upper arm. Her left hand rests on her lap.
Artist: Arthur Armstrong, American portrait painter (b.1798-d.1851).
Some crackling overall. Some paint rubbed off above wooden edges. Some fine vertical streaks on woman's dress, left elbow. A small spot on right side of painting above red chair. Canvas nailed to stretcher bars in tact.
On reverse is attached note, "To make sure that the old portrait of Julie Shultz and her father, who has her by the hand shall go into permanent possession of Lancaster County Historical Society
Miss Ella B. Hart who lived with her niece Mary Agnes Schultz when she died at 9 or 11 Shippen Street in 1911 gave it to me with that understanding (gave in the fall of 1935)
Julie was sister of Alexander Shultz who was a tinsmith in Strasburg. He built the house now owned by Robert E. Groh on site of birthplace of Thomas Burroughs.
Mary Brackbill Eshleman (1769-1848) wife of Jacob Eshelman. She was the daughter of Benedict Brechbühl II and Anna Marie Kendig and upon marriage Mary lived at 38 S Belmont Road, Paradise PA. Her paternal grandparents were Ulrich Brechbühl (1703-1739), a well loved minister of Strasburg Mennonite Church and wife, Feronica (Herr) Brechbühl (1700-1780), a granddaughter of Hans Herr.
Provenance
Donated by Benjamin Franklin Eshelman born 1909 New Orleans--great-great grandson of Hans Herr.
Oil on wood panel. Profile painting, half length, of a man facing left (photo backwards) wearing black coat and white collar. Clean-shaven with sandy red hair. Brownish grey background.
Inscriptions: Handwritten in pencil on back of panel is "Jacob Leman / 1756-1836 / Artist Jacob Eich(h)oltz". Old paper sticker at top of frame is handwritten in ink: "Jacob Leman. / Painted by - Born 1756 died 1836 / Artist Jacob Eich(h)oltz. Remainder at bottom is missing. Newer paper label at frame bottom is: "Jacob Leman (1756-1835) by Jacob Eichholtz / #449 in 'Jacob Eichholtz' by / Rebecca J. Beal / See Ellis & Evans 'History of / Lancaster County', p. 523 / W.S." The number G.80.130.1 is painted twice at top right, on frame and panel. This was a Heritage Center number, due to an ownership dispute. See File for history.
Provenance
Beal writes on page 133, "Portrait descended in Leman family to Miss Adelia Leman, 1857-1947; Grover C. Waitz, antique dealer, Lancaster; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William Shand, Lancaster."
Painting is mounted in gold frame, held in place with two mending plates at sides. Remnant of old paper dust cover on back along frame. Conserved in 2002.
Mrs. Jacob Leman (Catherine Eichholtz, sister of artist)
Description
Oil on wood panel. Half-length "profile of young woman, facing right, hands not shown; brown straight hair in bangs, pink cheeks, grey net cap with ruffle and white bow on top. Grey-blue dress with coarse highlight brush marks, sheer white yoke, black choker neckband with jewel in front; dark grey background." (Beal)
Inscriptions: Handwritten in pencil on back of panel is "Mrs. Jacob Leman 1773-1856 / Born Catherine Eich(h)oltz / Sister of / Artist Jacob Eich(h)oltz". Old paper sticker at top of frame has ink script with the same words as above. Newer paper label at frame bottom is: "Mrs. Jacob Leman (1773-1856) / by Jacob Eichholtz / #451 in 'Jacob Eichholtz' by / Rebecca J. Beal / See Ellis & Evans 'History of / Lancaster County', p. 523 / W.S."
The number G.80.130.3 is painted twice at top right, on frame and panel. This was a Heritage Center number, due to an ownership dispute. See File for history.
Provenance
Beal writes on page 133, "Portrait descended in Leman family to Miss Adelia Leman, 1857-1947; Grover C. Waitz, antique dealer, Lancaster; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. William Shand, Lancaster."
Gold. Profile is a wide cove with a line of beading centered within.
Image Size
9 x 6.875 inches
Object Name
Painting
Oither Names
Portrait
Material
Paint, Canvas, Wood
Medium
Painting, Oil
Height (in)
9
Width (in)
6.875
Depth (in)
0.375
Dimension Details
Frame measurements: H: 11.625 inches x W: 9.75 inches x D: 1.125 inches.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-11
Condition Notes
Painting is mounted in gold frame, held in place with two mending plates at sides. Remnant of old paper dust cover on back of frame sides. Shimmed at sides of board with strips of new wood. Wood panel warped. Conserved in 2002.
Name written in cursive in ink on back of canvas is smeared: "(first two names illegible) Lipp." Appears to be Henry Gottlieb Lipp (1825-1920). He would have been
On sticker: for Lanc. Hist Society Lola D. Violet Lipp (or probably daughter Ida V. Lipp, b. 1856 d. 1930)
Stenciled on back canvas: "A. Armstrong / Artist" and written in ink below is "1850."
Oil on canvas portrait of man facing slight right with face toward front. dark ear length heair, heavy eyebrows, sluish grey eyes. Black coat and waistcoat, black neckwear with bowtie ans hite shirt with upturned collar. Gold watch chain attached to waistcoat butto hole. hands o lap, left hand holds book. Seated in wooden chair with red upholstery. Blue drapery upper left corner. Sunrise or sunset over a river at right side. No frame.
Provenance
Owned by Lola D. Violet Lipp (or probably daughter Ida V. Lipp, b. 1856 d. 1930)
(eta, 08/08/2017, VAP) Dark with heavy grime, puncture with paint loss as well as two heavy dents with paint loss at upper left wear and paint loss concentrated along side edges. Loose canvas. No frame.
Object ID
1930.007.1
Notes
Henry G. Lipp (10 Jan 1825 - 20 Aug 1920) was born in Wurttemburg, Germany and came to America at age 13. He died in Lancaster. He was a tinsmith in Lancaster City for 55 yrs.
He was one of the original stockholders in the Hamilton Watch Company and covered half the roof over the first factory. He was married to Margaret E. Dietrich. His obit. (in file) notes two daughters survived him: Ida V. Lipp, at home, and Mrs. J.D. Shields (Alice) of Harrisburg.
Portrait of James Buchanan, painted by William McMaster. The artist painted this as a copy of his July 1856 Buchanan portrait after the General Election in November 1856. This portrait was commissioned by the Empire Club, which was a powerful political organization in New York during the mid-19th century. Captain Isaiah Rynders was the founder of the Club; his "sluggers" committed voter intimidation and election fraud on behalf of Tammany Hall throughout the 1840s and 1850s. The Empire Club purportedly paid McMaster $1,000 (equal to $28,571 today) to paint a copy of McMaster's July 1856 Buchanan portrait. This copy was hung in the Capitol Rotunda when Buchanan took office; however, at some point during his term, as his popularity began to sink, it was removed. Mounted in a Rococo Revival gilt wood and gesso frame with ornamental projecting corners featuring ornate scrolling foliage patterns with centre repose engraved with sculptural shells & acanthus leaves and fleur-de-lis patterns.
Franklin House/ Franklin Tavern Sign; two sided, image of Benjamin Franklin on either side. Two signatures appear at bottom of one side of sign: lower left "Exact Original / Painted in 1803; lower right "Restored By / William Blackburn 1910."
