Woman's cotton lawn headcovering. Crown is two separate pieces of fabric, with additional small pieces at the lower front corners. Plain ruffle around front and bottom. Two hemmed cotton ribbons attached at lower front corners; narrow where they attach, widening at the bottom. (Written by Scott Sager.)
Provenance
This pieces was owned and worn by Elizabeth Schneider Mann (1780-1870), the wife of Johannes Mann (1774-1843). She was the great-great grandmother of the donor'ssabalo husband, Rich Hess Mann. Elizabeth Schneider Mann's son, George Snyder Mann, gave the piece to his granddaughter-in-law, Anna Huber Hess, who gave it to her daughter-in-law, the donor Mary Jane Mann.
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Object Name
Bonnet
Height (cm)
22.86
Height (ft)
0.75
Height (in)
9
Width (cm)
24.13
Width (ft)
0.7916666667
Width (in)
9.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2001-05-23
Condition Notes
Roughly rectangular outline of brown stains at the back; several lighter brown marks on public right side.
Woman's headcovering with a 'dotted Swiss' pattern. Netted ruffle around front and bottom. Black silk ribbons attached at bottom front with metal hooks.
This piece was owned and worn by Elizabeth Schneider Mann (1780-1870), the wife of Johannes Mann (1774-1843). She was the great-great-grandmother of the donor's husband, Richard Hess Mann. Elizabeth Schneider Mann's son, George Snyder Mann, gave the piece to his grand-daughter-in-law, Ann Huber Hess, who gave it to her daughter-in-law, the donor, Mary Jane Mann.
(Written by Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
Donor, Mrs. Richard (Mary Jane) H. Mann. Given in memory of Dr. Richard H. Mann.
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Object Name
Bonnet
Height (cm)
25.4
Height (ft)
0.8333333333
Height (in)
10
Width (cm)
22.86
Width (ft)
0.75
Width (in)
9
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2001-05-23
Condition Notes
Brown stains on both sides and around ruffle. Black silk ribbons are very worn and frayed, especially the one on the proper left side.
Black silk quilted woman's bonnet with large visor attached to small crown at back. Long skirting around nape of neck is not quilted. Bonnet is hand-quilted with a running stitch in two wide outer bands having a zig-zag pattern, and nine narrow inner bands. Cotton batting.
The lining at the back of interior is cotton print of squares in tan, white, blue and plum.
Two black tying strings are pinned to the bottom--one partial tie is sewn on.
Year Range From
1840
Year Range To
1870
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Object Name
Bonnet
Height (cm)
33.02
Height (ft)
1.0833333333
Height (in)
13
Width (cm)
25.4
Width (ft)
0.8333333333
Width (in)
10
Depth (cm)
20.32
Depth (ft)
0.6666666667
Depth (in)
8
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2001-05-18
Condition Notes
Small losses to silk on outside; larger loss on interior silk. Fraying in interior where black silk meets lining.
Chinese export bowl of high fired porcelain, polychrome decoration under glaze. Thin walled in nearly hemispherical form sitting on a 3/4" raised foot. Gold-painted rim with red edging. Two goldfish inside bottom. Continuous landscape on exterior is the same repeating Roman or Greek scene of a seated half-robed seated man with dog facing three nude women and seated baby. All set against distant mountains and one tree in foreground.
Glazed soft paste porcelain Gaudy Welsh sugar bowl (A) with lid (B). Handpainted inverted tulips of red and yellow are interspersed with 3 large, dominating deep blue scalloped motifs decorated with copper lustre painted floral decoration. Squat pot-bellied body sits on a low squarish pedestal with scalloped edging. Two molded angular applied handles. Top has round mouth with flared collar extends outward. Domed lid has squarish molded knob finial. Darkened remnant of paper sticker with blurred writing, perhaps "-caster/ --ea set/ --1825."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Roughly fashioned polychromed softwood miniature trinket box of rectangular form. Domed lid hollowed out underneath and ends fitted with conforming caps. Wire hinges and wire loop at front with missing tin hasp. Corresponding wire loop for hasp on box front. Box sides constructed of rabbet joints secured by two wood pegs at front and two at back. Beveled bottom board attached with two pegs and extends beyond box sides. Top and four sides each have a floral motif of dark green, cream, ochre and red all on a tan ground. Glossy varnish overall except for bottom and interior. Indecipherable initials painted on bottom.
Probably Lancaster County
Provenance
Purchased by donor at Lancaster County sale. At least four other examples known. See example in collection #1973.003.2
Possible maker is Peter Brubacher (1816-1898), shoemaker and woodworker in Clay Township.
Trinket box of softwood constuction covered by German newsprint outside and a coarse blue-green paper inside. Glued over the newsprint are strips of straw of various tones arranged in geometrical designs on domed lid and sides in a technique very similar to marquetry. Newsprint visible on underside as well as where straw pieces are missing. Lid has hinge of coarse linen under laminate. Bent wire hook on lid fits into wire loop on box front.
Provenance
Collected by donor in Lancaster Co. According authority Clarke Hess, these boxes are plentiful, but not usually with newspaper lining. Clarke owns two of these boxes, both with Lancaster German language newsprint, and believes these boxes were made 1820-1840 in PA.
John Tannehill, expert in iron, reports someone told him these boxes were made in prisons.
Profile of man in a high collar uniform, believed to be Napoleon Bonaparte, cast in chalkware as a framed representation under glass. Rectangular frame has conforming recessed area with cast profile in relief. Old glazing on frame covers image. Chalkware frame is painted dark green with a wire hanging ring imbedded at top center. Profile has black-painted, forward-swept hair with sideburns and pink-rouged cheek. Uniform is of red and black with high red collar and gold epaulette. Created as a memento and sold likely via peddler.
Inscriptions on back in pencil are faint. It appears to be "John M. Snavely/ picked April the 19/ A.D. 1863/ John S(nave)ly." Research reveals a John M. Snavely born 12/17/1843 and died 9/22/1883. 1880 census records him living at home with his farmer parents, Michael and Fannie, and working as a laborer. Obit notes funeral held at Denlinger's Mennonite Meeting House.
Interior profile appears in good condition due to glazing. Outside frame suffers the most with extensive paint loss and significant wear to frame corners. Strong soil on back and other unpainted area.
Object ID
G.04.23.16
Place of Origin
Eastern US
Credit
Gift of Sarah Muench, Heritage Center Collection, LancasterHistory.org
Trade card, black print on heavy paper with glossy white face. Three-fourths of card is engraved print of a streetscape in Lancaster city. In the center is a store front with a large sign reading, "ROTHARMEL & BEATES." At bottom of engraving is written, "T H Mumford."
Below engraving is written, "DRY GOODS STORE/ FOUR DOORS SOUTH OF MICHAEL'S HOTEL,/ NORTH QUEEN ST., LANCASTER." This store was owned by Henry Rotharmel and T.W. Beates.
"CA. 1850" is written in pencil on back by Book Haven. Label on plastic sleeve reads: "Michael's Hotel was/ located at 32-34/ No. Queen."
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.
Jacquard coverlet of cotton warp and dyed wools (blue, red, green). Corner block reads: "Jacob C. / Schriver. / Hampton / Adams / County. PA. / AD. 1844 / Eve / Spangler."
Two-part (42-inch widths) coverlet is joined with a vertical center seam. Dominant motif in centerfield is a 4-part floral motif of leaves and tulip-like flowers. Interspersed with several smaller motifs: stars, snowflakes and floral designs. Outer border has repeating tulip branches with two leaves, one of is dominating. Self-fringe of natural cotton at foot end.
Made for Eve Spangler (Aug 17, 1825 - Nov. 21, 1895), obviously before she married Daniel Trimmer in the same year coverlet was made (1844).
Jacob C. Shriver (1816-1896) working 1840-1856
Provenance
Passed down within Spangler family in unknown manner to Edna Spangler Keefer, then to daughter.
Woven piece is 92 inches long with 4 inch fringe = 96 inches long
84 inches wide with 3-inch fringes on both sides = 90 inches
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-02-09
Condition Notes
Generally good with brown stains along top/head.
Object ID
G.09.03.14
Notes
See donor's note about Eve Spangler in file. Eve married Daniel Trimmer, a farmer in Tyrone Twp., and they had Sarah Ann Eliza who grew up to marry her 2nd cousin Franklin S. Spangler.
Coverlet passed to Franklin and Annie's son Charles then to his had a daughter Edna who had a daughter Betsy (donor).
Weaver Jacob C. Schriver also cited in :
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.103
3. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.208
Place of Origin
Hampton, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Betsy Keefer in memory of the Spangler family quilters, Heritage Center Collection
Finely crafted woven coverlet. Full loom width, seamless. Red, navy blue and green horizontal wool bands with lengthwise blue cotton strands as background. Designs include roses, floral medallions and leaves.
Weaver's blocks on all 4 corners: "Emanuel/ Grube/ Warwick/ T.L.A.C.P./ 1844/ P. Rudisill" (T: Township; LA: Lancaster; C:County; P: Pennsylvania)
Top and bottom edges folded over and stitched. A woven tape with wool fringes is stitched to the lower edge of the coverlet.
Woven coverlet, one piece. Navy blue wool and neutral cotton. 4-inch looped wool fringes on sides. Cotton fringe at foot end is knotted. .5-inch woven band edge at top/head is rolled & hemmed on the back. Roses & floral designs. 2 weaver's blocks at corners at foot of coverlet: "Made by/ C. Yordy/ Willow/ Street/ For/ 1847"
Date Range
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
Storage Container
Box 1011
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
243.84
Length (ft)
8
Length (in)
96
Width (cm)
223.52
Width (ft)
7.3333333333
Width (in)
88
Dimension Details
Woven piece is 92 inches long with 4 inch knotted cotton fringe
80 inches wide with 4-inch looped wool fringes on both sides
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2020-01-30
Condition Notes
Section of border along lower edge separating; some worn blue wool threads on top. Stain on top right border
Object ID
G.84.03
Notes
" Yordy, Christian (Jr.) cited in:
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.122
2. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.232; includes photo of one of his coverlets on pp. 30-31.
Woven coverlet. Single piece. Red and green horizontal wool bands with neutral cotton ground. 3-inch red and green cut self fringes on sides. On foot/lower edge, wool fringe tape has been sewn on. Head edge finished with durable woven cotton tape. Design includes double roses and foliage. Urns with leaves and grapes border the sides. 2 weaver's blocks in corners at foot end: "J.R. Gebhart/ Maytown/ 1847". Woven on both sides of top/head border: "M.S. Hershey."
Date Range
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 6
Storage Container
Box 1012
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
241.3
Length (ft)
7.9166666667
Length (in)
95
Width (cm)
241.3
Width (ft)
7.9166666667
Width (in)
95
Dimension Details
Woven piece is 91 inches long with a 4-inch fringe on bottom edge
87 inches wide with 4-inch fringes on both sides
Condition
Very Good
Condition Date
2020-01-31
Condition Notes
Looks almost pristine.
Object ID
G.01.31.1
Notes
Weaver John Reuben Gebhart also cited in :
1. Hall, Eliza Calvert. The Book of Handwoven Coverlets. NY: Dover, 1988. p. 38
2. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.63
3. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.160
Coverlet of wool and natural color cotton. Block designs of horizontal bars of tan, blue and red wool. Floral designs border the sides. On lower edge, tulips form border between two weaver's blocks, one at each corner. "John/ Schw/artz./ York./ 1847."
Date Range
1847
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Top Shelf
Storage Container
Box 1013
Object Name
Coverlet
Length (cm)
251.46
Length (ft)
8.25
Length (in)
99
Width (cm)
213.36
Width (ft)
7
Width (in)
84
Dimension Details
Length: raw edge at foot, weaving coming undone
Width: some areas of 2-inch fringe, much of fringe missing
Condition
Poor-Good
Condition Date
2020-02-06
Condition Notes
Much wear along edges: head and foot edges are frayed and many fringes are worn or missing. Central portion of coverlet is intact although entire coverlet is fragile.
Object ID
G.96.37.112
Notes
Weaver John Schwartz also cited in :
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers. Williamsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p.104.
2. Anderson, Clarita. American Coverlets and Their Weavers. Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p.208.
3. A Schwartz coverlet pictured on p.63 and cited on p.79 of "Jacquard Coverlets" by Patricia Herr in Oct. 1982 issue of Early American Life magazine.
Width: 79 inches plus 2 sides of 3-inch fringes = 85 inches wide
Length: 87 inches plus a 3-inch fringe at foot= 90 inches long
Condition
Good/poor
Condition Date
2020-03-06
Condition Notes
Some stains. Wear on side fringes. Some on left side are completely worn off. Semi-circle opening on top edge, stitches to prevent raveling--maybe created to fit around a furniture post?
Woven coverlet. Entire loom width, no seam. Wool of red, dark green/blue, and light green with natural color cotton fiber. Self-fringes on sides. Attached wool fringe at foot of coverlet. Similar borders on all 4 sides with a bird at each corner. Large central medallion of flower, bands of leaves, vine, and grapes.
Weaver information in a band along the foot edge: "MADE + BY +/ H + STAGER + MOUNT JOY/ LANCASTER + CO + PA + FAST + COLOR+ NO-1"
Width: 79 inches + two sides of 3-inch fringes = 85 ins. wide
Length: 87 inches + 3-inch fringe at foot = 90 ins. long
Condition
Good/poor
Condition Date
2020-03-06
Condition Notes
Some stains. Side fringes worn. Some on left side completely worn off. Semi-circle opening on top edge is hand-stitched to prevent raveling. Maybe created to fit around a furniture post?
Object ID
G.01.28.7
Notes
Henry Stager is cited in:
1. Heisey, John W., compiler. "A Checklist of American Coverlet Weavers." Wmsburg, VA: The Colonial Wmsbrg. Foundation, 1978. p. 108.
2. Anderson, Clarita. "American Coverlets and Their Weavers." Wmsburg, VA, 2002. p. 215.
* His coverlets were not dated, but in book "American Coverlet Weavers" on p. 108: (Stager was) "weaving in Mt. Joy by at least 1843."
Woven coverlets of two 38.5-Inch loom widths seamed in center. Horizontal bands of dark blue, green and 2 shades of red wool that form fringes on both sides. The lengthwise natural cotton forms the fringe at the end of the 1-inch cotton band on the foot edge. The top/head edge is rolled and stitched. Beautifully designed so green bands contain leaves; rose clusters are reds; with blue bands between. Bird and tree designs border sides and foot.
Weaver's blocks at corners at foot: "MADE BY/ J. LUTZ - E/ HEMPFIELD/ TOWNSHIP/ FOR/ ELIZABETH/ RESLER/ 1841"
Jacquard coverlet, cotton warp and wool weft. Wool is dyed with madder red, indigo blue and green. Made with a 4 & 1 tiedown weave structure. Joined at center seam.
Corner block reads: "Made by J. Witmer, Manor Township, for Mary Shopf, 1840."
Note: Mary Shopf''s 1841 sampler is G.80.137.1.
Witmer, Jacob (1797 - 1887) Extant coverlets: 1837-1851
Provenance
Descent: Maker Mary Shopf Hertzler to daughter Mary Hertzler Herr to son Amos Herr to daughter and donor Anna C. Herr Wilkinson.
Genealogy: Mary Shopf (1 Feb 1823 - 12 Mar 1903) m. Rudolph Hertzler, dau. Mary Hertzler (16 Aug 1849 - 14 Apr 1929) m. Christian Herr, son Amos Herr (b. 1876) m. A.M. Hollinger, dau. Anna C. Herr m. Harold Wilkinson." (Anna is donor)
Maker was possibly the daughter of Henry Shopf & Elizabeth K. Kauffman. Henry was from Manor Twp.
Two-piece corner cupboard, white pine, painted with brown glaze over yellow (possibly a mid-19th century repainting). Bold cornice over a band of thin reeding in staggered blocks on fascia. Pilasters of thin reeding flank door sections. Upper section has large door with 12 lights (7.5" x 6.5") of old glass, hand-cut tin lock escutcheon and latch with brass pendant ring handle. with; staggered fluting on fascia. The bottom section has bracket feet with below carved sunbursts. Double doors with triple-raised panels and latch with brass pendant ring handle. The interior is painted off-white, and has four shelves furnished with plate moldings along back.
Pencil inscriptions at top inside rail of each bottom door. Left door appears to have "John Rentschler" or similar name, likely an owner. Rentschler name is found in Berks County in mid-19th c.
Lancaster County, possibly Strasburg area
Provenance
Purchased from Park Edwards at a Strasburg, PA sale in April, 1969. It was then purchased from a Walter Himmelreich sale in October, 1971 by Harry Hartman Antiques. Purchased by Museum Sept. 1979.
Scattered losses overall, with chipping and gouges. Evidence of most wear and damage is at cornice, mid-line molding and feet. Existing finish likely a late 19th c. repaint. Strong paint losses on molding at base of upper section. Large area of wood loss in lower left door adjacent to latch. Upper cupboard has wood losses along back edge of right side and reeding at fascia.
Object ID
P.79.101.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
