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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.09.02.1
Date Range
c. 1900
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Quaker bonnet owned and worn by Mercy Moore Carter Wood. Black silk shell on both brim and back. Back is lined with loose-weave linen scrim, pleated, and back is gathered on the top where attached to the brim. Linen tape and lining connect brim to back inside. 5"-deep brim lined in white silk.
On bonnet back at bottom is a black silk ruffled skirting trimmed above with a prominent bow. Wide black silk ties attached to base of brim, approx. 23" long, have unfinished, fraying ends.
Mercy Moore Carter Wood (b. Nov. 29, 1822 and d. Sept. 14, 1911) married James Wood in 1845, lived on a farm in Little Britain Twp. near Kirk Mills and raised 8 children. James Wood was a farmer and bank director. The Woods were members of the Eastland Friends Meeting, located in Little Britain Twp. between Wrightsdale and Kirks Mills.
Photo of Mercy Wood in file, with inscription on reverse side of frame (now discarded) is: "Mercy Moore Carter Wood/ Taken on her 80th/ Birthday 1902/ on the Wood farm at family reunion." Photo is mounted on board imprinted "C.W. Thomas/ Electric Block/ Oxford, PA."
See also G09.2.2 -- cap belonging to same owner.
Provenance
Descended in family to donor who is the great granddaughter of Mercy Wood.
Date Range
c. 1900
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Container
Box 0113
People
Wood, Mercy Moore Carter
Wood, James
Subcategory
Clothing -- Headwear
Object Name
Bonnet
Material
Silk, Linen
Height (in)
9.5
Width (in)
8
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-08-05
Condition Notes
Brown mildewed spotting on brim lining. Overall darkening of linen lining, especially at neck. Outer shell of bonnet has sprinkling of light mildew spots.
Object ID
G.09.02.1
Place of Origin
Little Britain Twp.
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, gift of Ruth C. Wodock
Accession Number
G.09.02
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.09.02.2
Date Range
c. 1900
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Woman's cap of black silk, worn by Quakeress Mercy M.C. Wood. Well-made, likely by a millinery shop that specialized in such headwear; at least some stitching seems to be hand-done. Cap was perhaps worn under bonnet (G09.2.1)
Viewed from side (collapsed), the cap front is about 6" deep (front to back) at the top. The back section is about 3.5" deep and is gathered at bottom with a draw string of 1/4"-wide black ribbon. Cap ties attached at front bottom corners are 12" long and 3" wide, but reduced by pleating. Ends have a 1"-wide hem. Stitching done in brown thread.
Mercy Moore Carter Wood (b. Nov. 29, 1822 and d. Sept. 14, 1911) married James Wood in 1845, lived on a farm in Little Britain Twp. near Kirk Mills and raised 8 children. James Wood was a farmer and bank director. The Woods were members of the Eastland Friends Meeting, located in Little Britain Twp. between Wrightsdale and Kirks Mills.
See G09.2.1 for bonnet of same owner.
Provenance
Descended in family to donor who is the great granddaughter of Mercy Wood.
Date Range
c. 1900
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1900
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Container
Box 0059 (6)
People
Wood, Mercy Moore Carter
Wood, James
Subcategory
Clothing -- Headwear
Object Name
Cap
Material
Silk, Linen
Height (in)
9
Width (in)
8
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-08-05
Condition Notes
No noticeable staining or discoloration.
Object ID
G.09.02.2
Notes
See file of bonnet for: short bio on Mercy Moore Carter Wood, history of Eastland Friends Meeting, family tree, history of Little Britain Township, and "A History of the Little Britain Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, 1804-1954" by Helen Wood Shortlidge.
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, gift of Ruth C. Wodock
Accession Number
G.09.02
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Execution Hood
Object ID
G.03.08.1
Date Range
1904
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Execution Hood
Description
Executioner's hood, or cap, of "black Albert twill serge", was made by John C. Dinan and mentioned twice in the June 29 New Era article "MURDERERS PAY PENALTY." It was worn by Lee Furman, convicted murderer, for his hanging on June 29, 1905.
Hood is form-fitted to a round head shape, with a protrusion at the middle of side (for nose?). Hood narrows at the neck and flares strongly out to shoulders and extends to mid-chest in length. Vertical flap extends from bottom to perhaps jaw line, where there is a small, circular opening, likely to accomodate the rope. Flap is secured by 3 cloth-covered buttons. Expertly sewn, likely by a local seamstress or tailor.
Also included with gift is a postal card postmarked Sept. 9, 1905 from H.S. Eckels & Co. in Philadelphia to Mr. J. Fred. Fisher at 128 N. Duke St., Lancaster, PA. message is handwritten in black ink: "Hood use(d) on Lee Furman Hung Thursday June 29, 1905 for the killing of Samuel Ressler "Toll gate Keeper" July 1, 1904." See NOTES on Fisher.
Provenance
Hood was purchased by Mayor Smithgall for $100 from a woman whose father reportedly had acquired it from the mortician. Postal card is unexplained (J. Frederick Fisher was a clerk for the P.R.R. and boarded at 504 N. Queen St. according to the 1890 Directory.
Date Range
1904
Made By
Dinan, John C.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
People
Furman, Lee
Fisher, J. Fred
Ressler, Samuel
Dinan, John C.
Subcategory
Clothing -- Headwear
Subject
Capital punishment
Executions and executioners
Hanging
Hoods (Headgear)
Search Terms
Capital punishment
Executions
Hangings
Homicide
Hoods (Headgear)
Object Name
Hood, Gallows
Material
Cotton
Length (in)
27
Width (in)
32
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2016-02-10
Condition Notes
Some streaks of soil on interior of back just below neck.
Object ID
G.03.08.1
Notes
J. Fred Fisher worked many jobs until he settled on undertaker.
1897 -- ticket clerk P R R , res. 504 N. Queen
1898 -- Chief of Police, same res.
1901 -- Bookkeeper G U Tea Co., same res.
1903 -- Clerk Sprenger Brewing Co., same res.
1904 -- Undertaker, 128 N. Duke St., same res.
Finally stable in this profession for many years, including the year of the hanging, 1905.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Gift of Charlie Smithgall, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.03.08
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-55-04-04
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bonnet
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Textiles
Clothing
Bonnet
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-55-04-04
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-55-04-05
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bonnet
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Textiles
Clothing
Bonnet
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-55-04-05
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-19-05-08
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Amish clothing
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Clothing
Textiles
Amish
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-19-05-08
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-19-05-12
  1 image  
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Amish clothing
Provenance
Slides from the collection of the Heritage Center
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Clothing
Textiles
Amish
Object Name
Transparency, Slide
Film Size
35 mm
Object ID
HC-19-05-12
Images
Less detail

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