Quilting lady's bonnet of blue checked cotton, whole cloth.
Entire bonnet is machine-stitched in white thread. Visor extends forward from crown; skirting at bottom surrounds sides and back of neck. Sides of skirting are pleated; back is not. Visor is quilted with straight conforming lines across width.
Long typing string sewn to outside of bonnet at bottom back corner of visor. Short ties are sewn inside at middle of seam where visor and skirting meet. (Written by Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
Donor, Mrs. June G. Corotto, purchased this at a sale in Lancaster County during 1970's or 1980's.
Date Range
2nd half of 19th cent.
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)
38.1
Height (ft)
1.25
Height (in)
15
Dimension Details
12 inches wide, visor to crown.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2005-06-22
Condition Notes
Good overall with liquid stain at crown, moderate wear in general although heavy at back of crown. Five small holes at back of crown. Some repairs: long tie has lower section replace or reattached and skirting at front is reattached with heavy cotton thread.
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.
Cap is made of gauze-like fabric. Back and crown attach to a very wide 'visor' at the front (over 4" wide) which extends down to chin. Wide (2" x 12") strings of the same fabric are then attached for tying.
Cap is embroidered with a meandering chain stitch on 'visor' and back. A large embroidered circle of loops surrounds embroidery on back of crown.
(Written by Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
Found in collections at Chestnut Hill Historical Society and deaccessioned due to Lancaster County origins. Notation written on box states: "Bonnet of Frank E. Bachman's great aunt Eliza Eshleman. She lived with Frank's parents with her nurse. Near Lancaster Pa." Not know if this applies to one of these caps/bonnets or all three of them.
Cap of light cotton fabric of open weave. Hood-shaped with rounded crown, extended 'visor' and fairly straight edge at bottom. Netting trim on all edges; netting also infills vertical cuts made from bottom edge (at neck line).
Narrow strings of unequal length and made of the same fabric as cap are attached to mid-point at bottom edge.
(Written by Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
Found in collections at Chestnut Hill Historical Society and deaccessioned due to Lancaster County origins. Notation written on box states: "Bonnet of Frank E. Bachman's great aunt Eliza Eshleman. She lived with Frank's parents with her nurse. Near Lancaster Pa." Not know if this applies to one of these caps/bonnets or all three of them.
Date Range
Late 19th century
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
Dimension Details
11 inches crown to chin corner.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
1997-06-27
Condition Notes
Moderate soiling at neck line; mended netting near crown.
Cap of pleated white netting forms a hemispherical shape; embroidered with large 'snowflakes' and tight serpentine lines. Faded blue ribbon with bows covers seam where a 1.5-inch edging of fine netting is attached. Edging is embroidered with small floral motifs overall and larger flowers along edge.
(Written by Wendell Zercher)
Provenance
Found in collections at Chestnut Hill Historical Society and deaccessioned due to Lancaster County origins. Notation written on box states: "Bonnet of Frank E. Bachman's great aunt Eliza Eshleman. She lived with Frank's parents with her nurse. Near Lancaster Pa." Not know if this applies to one of these caps/bonnets or all three of them.
Quaker woman's cap, commercially made of black silk. Cap front is 5 inches deep, gathered at bottom with draw string of black ribbon. Cap ties are 12 inches long, hemmed at ends. Stitching done in brown thread.
Provenance
Mercy Moore Carter Wood (b. Nov. 29, 1822 and d. Sept 14, 1911) married John Wood in 1845, loved 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 also G.09.02.01, bonnet belonging to same owner.
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.
Lancaster County cap/bonnet for a woman, white cotton, with a visor expending from a rear crown. Crown is gathered at the top and at the bottom (neck). Small border panel runs along bottom of both crown and visor. Crocheted edging, about 1/2-inch wide, around entire cap. Nine-inch-long tying strings attached at bottom corners of visor panel, made of 1/2-inch-wide cotton twill tape. (Written by Wendell Zercher.)
Provenance
Donor, Mrs. Marianna N. Akerman, believes cap/bonnet came from her great-grandmother, Verlinda Stubbs Neel (1831-1912). Verlinda Stubbs came from a Quaker family, but she married Thomas Ross Neel of Drumore Twp. who came from a Presbyterian Scots-Irish family. Verlinda was the mother of Charles Neel who was in turn the father of Thomas Ross Neel who was the father of the donor.
Date Range
19th centruy
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)
20.32
Width (ft)
0.6666666667
Width (in)
8
Depth (cm)
20.32
Depth (ft)
0.6666666667
Depth (in)
8
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2003-04-17
Condition Notes
Yellowed overall with a sprinkling of tiny dark stains over much of surface.
Cap of pleated white netting forms a hemispherical shape; embroidered with large "snowflakes" and tight serpentine lines. Faded blue ribbon with bows covers seam where a 1-1/2" edging of fine netting is attached. Edging is embroidered with small floral motifs overall and larger flowers along edge.
Found in collectionms at Chestnut Hill Historical Society and deaccessioned due to Lancaster County origins. Notation written on box states: "Bonnet of Frank E. Bachman's great aunt Eliza Eshleman. She lived with Frank's mother & father - with her nurse. NEar Lancaster Pa." Not know if this applies to one of these caps/bonnets or all of them. (By Wendell Zercher)
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.
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
Bookplate on a page from a Martyrs Mirror, done in the style of Ephrata Cloister with a flowing hand using strong, bold letters. Letters are black with green and orange infill. Bookplate simply reads: "Carl/ Christo/ phel." One flower is at top right and a stylized pot with plant having 3 flowers is at lower left. Page is float-mounted in a window mat with a handmade cherry frame.
Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster Co.
Removed from Martyrs Mirror by a previous owner (Evelyn Good) due to water damage to the book which was then discarded. The opposing page was also saved and is mounted in Mylar on reverse side of frame. It carries a ghost image of the bookplate; string from binding is visible.
Acquired with typewritten inscription mounted on back of frame states: "BOOKPLATE MADE FOR CARL CHRISTOPHEL FOR/ HIS COPY OF THE EPHRATA MARTYR'S MIRROR-1748./ WORK OF SISTER ANASTASIA THE PEN-ARTIST OF THE CLOISTER ABC PATTERN BOOK OF LETTERS."
According to Clarke Hess, the penwork is by an unknown Ephrata Cloister artist. Clarke notes that Carl Christophel was a deacon at New Danville Mennonite Church in Conestoga Twp.(now Pequea Twp.) He died in 1767.
In Masonic Lodge Fraktur exhibit for several years. Removed circa 2008.
On short-term exhibit at Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, 2010.
Unknown Ephrata Cloister artist
Provenance
Dr. Robbins purchased framed pages from Evelyn Yingst Good's sale, Sat., May 11, 1991, lot #152, for $3,800. Evelyn Good was an Ephrata librarian. Valued at $5000, Robbins sold to museum for $2,500, donating the other half. Irene Walsh then reimbursed museum for the $2,500.
Acid burned edges are brown; soiled along outside edges; stains and foxing. Moisture stain at top left. Remains of binding still attached at left. Moisture staining at upper left corner. Two minor tears at top center, with ragged edges overall. Paper losses within black ink.
Conserved by Marilyn Kemp Weidner of Phila.
Object ID
P.98.52.1
Place of Origin
Ephrata
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of Irene Walsh and Dr. Warren Robbins, Heritage Center Collection
Pewter dram bottle, canteen or flask. Flattened round body with flat bottom having a thin oval foot. Seam at center of rounded sides. Very short, tapered, threaded neck has a fitted and threaded 3/4" high thimble-shaped cap. Decorative concentric circles incised on flattened sides.
Touchmark stamped on bottom is "I.C H/ LANCASTER" in lettering with serifs. Mark is a Laughlin touch #532, 533.
W. King Street, Lancaster
Provenance
Bottle was in the attic of Samuel R. Haldeman's home until he died and Harry, the youngest son, surreptitiously took it along with other belongings to Buffy's Auction in Lebanon where the bottle was sold in a box lot to Mahlon Keith for 30 cents. Keith later sold it to friend William Snyder of Bleak House in Paradise for about $400. Snyder then sold it at the Bleak House sale through A.R. Cox Antiques of Kinzer on May 4, 1965 to donor Dr. Scott, who purchased it for $5,000. Heritage Center purchased at Scott sale (Christie's) for $18,400 on June 10, 1994.
Hand-painted pearlware bowls. Vibrant red and blue dominate with large red flower off-center on bottom of bowl. Off to sides are 4 small flowers on 1 side and 2 flowers and large bi-color (green & yellow) leaf. Blue stems and leaves are painted in the bowl and the upper edge is banded in blue. The top edge is painted a burgundy/brown.
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.
Large redware mixing bowl, with dark red-brown glaze inside. Spout formed at lip. Two applied handles at sides. Glaze splashed and dripped onto other areas of bowl, including sides, handles, and underside of lip.
Large areas of glaze loss, as well as multiple small losses. Scratches and pinpricks in surface. The edge is worn. Some chunks of bottom edge are missing.
Object ID
G.80.123.6
Place of Origin
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, gift of Mrs. Paul A. Mueller
Staffordshire transferware sugar bowl in tureen form. Octagonal rounded body (A) sits on a pedestal; two molded applied handles at sides. Conforming domed lid (B) has cutout at one side for spoon and a molded finial on top. Black transfer pattern is a landscape with palatial buildings, trees, vegetation and distant mountains. Border is scroll design with narrow band of quatrefoil flowers and edged with Gothic crockets. Underside marked with pattern name "Missouri" above "B & S." A prominent English registry mark indicates the manufacture date of June 5, 1850.
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.
