Star-patterned, pieced-wool bed cover, created by Martha Lutz Walter from her husband William Walter's Reading Railroad uniforms. Alternate black wool blocks are decorated with multicolored wool plushwork stars w/ raised, sculpted appearance. Remaining alternate wool blocks are secured with wool yarn ties. Seams of pieced blocks have green and red feather stitching. Binding stitch secures edges. Backing is blue and orange, striped, pilled cotton flannel.
Provenance
Made by donor's mother. William Walter was a station agent for the Reading Railroad in Denver, PA.
Plushwork decoration was popular in the early 20th century.
See Trish Herr's Amish Arts of Lancaster Co.1998 for other examples of plushwork and a description of this decoration on page 44. See page 45 for photos demonstrating this technique. See also pp. 90-91 for another example of a plushwork bed cover.
2 Pieced Pillowcases and and Bolster cover. Pillowcases (A & B) are constructed of polka dot pattern with yellow ground cotton fabric alternating with 4 patch blocks of various patterned printed fabrics set on point. Bolster cover (C) is constructed of polka dot pattern with yellow ground cotton fabric alternating with 9 patch blocks of various patterned printed fabrics set on point. Reverse panel of each is composed of polka dot pattern with yellow ground cotton fabric with a flat felled seam.
Quilt, nine block design w/ stars, all cotton. Centerfield has 13-inch blocks set on point; all-white blocks alternate with blocks of blue 8-point stars on a white ground. Stars composed of triangles and squares, using a blue floral print with tiny white and red flowers. Centerfield surrounded by a border of three narrow strips (1.75-1.25"), white positioned between two blue strips, all mitered at corners. The inside blue strip uses the same floral print as the center, but the outer blue strip has a "pawprint" motif of white. Applied binding of white cotton hand stitched to back and machine stitched at front. Batting almost gone - residual clumps only.
Hand-quilted designs done in white thread: Diagonal and straight parallel lines, open blocks have potted flowers and half-blocks at perimeter have a flowering pineapple design. Many pencilled quilting lines still visible.
Overall good. Areas of brown to yellow acid burn, especially in and around come star blocks. Apparent dye transfer of blue print in some blocks. Scattered stains, some very dark brown.
Object ID
1969.12.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Sound condition with expected areas of soil and stains, some fairly large liquid stains and multiple small brown stains. Acid burn along fold lines of back.
Object ID
2021.043.001
Place of Origin
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Collection of ten Lancaster Y.M.C.A ribbons awarded to Robert C. Myers for athletic achievement when he was a boy in Lancaster City. There are 6 blue and 4 red ribbons with paper tag on reverse noting the name, class, event and award.
Newspaper article "Flashback" notes, "...in his wrestling & gym careers at the YMCA, he won a total of 34 ribbons in 1940 in the 85-pound class and won 34 in 1941 at 95. In the Interclass gym meets he won 25 firsts and 9 seconds."
Baseball uniform, green cotton twill jersey and knickerbocker pants with white short sleeves and trim. Quarter-inch wide white tape serves as piping on jersey front & neck and "stripe" down outside of pant leg. Red plastic buttons; wide belt loops
"PENNSY" in white flannel letters on front of jersey. No name on back. "Empire" on neck tag.
White sleeves stained yellow. Overall moderate wear. Bottom seam of pants worn with a 1.5" long tear at bottom of each pant leg. Two small holes below back pants pocket.
Object ID
2016.005.01
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Baseball uniform, red cotton twill jersey and knickerbocker pants with white short sleeves and trim. Quarter-inch wide white tape serves as piping on jersey front & neck and "stripe" down outside of pant leg. Red plastic buttons; zipper fly, wide belt loops
"HUBLEY TOYS" in white flannel letters on front of jersey; Number "6" on back. Neck tag has "Empire" and "Size 38".
White sleeves heavily stained yellow with multiple light and dark smaller stains. Overall moderate wear; number on back is worn, white piping on jersey front soiled and worn.
Losses to stitching on rear pants pocket. Bottom seam of pants worn with a 1.5" long tear at bottom of each pant leg. Two small holes below back pants pocket.
Object ID
2016.005.02
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Baseball uniform, white cotton flannel short sleeve jersey and knickerbocker pants with dark blue piping trim and lettering. Vertical side panels of light linen or cotton under arms of jersey were added later to accommodate girth. White plastic buttons on shirt and fly; two wide belt loops on front only; reinforced knees; one back pants pocket.
"LANCASTER" in dark blue letters is on front of jersey; "ED. STUMPF'S / SERVICE" on back. Maker's tag at neck reads: "Shenk Bros. / 'EVERYTHING FOR SPORT', LANCASTER, PENNA."
Overall moderate to strong wear with yellow overall staining. Smaller dark stains on jersey back and especially on front of pantlegs and knees. Lettering detaching. Blue piping worn on pants. Large tears at lower left leg bottom with repairs. Side panels on jersey were later addition.
Object ID
2016.005.03
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
Baseball uniform, white cotton flannel short sleeve jersey and knickerbocker pants. Short sleeves are red twill cotton. Quarter-inch wide red tape used as piping on shirt front and neck as well as outside vertical seam of pants. White plastic buttons on shirt and fly; wide belt loops at sides and back; narrow ones near fly; one expandable back pants pocket.
"HUBLEY" on front of jersey in red flannel letters. No name on back. Neck tag name missing.
Overall moderate to strong wear with yellow overall staining and soil. Back of jersey has dark mildew? stains. Holes and losses in letters on jersey front. Pants were "taken in" via darts at back of waistband. Left knee area has large hole repaired with patch. Bottom hem of left leg unravelled and frayed. Several dark stains on both knees.
Object ID
2016.005.04
Usage
Myers, Robert C., 1925-2006
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Flosser in memory of Robert C. Myers
