Handmade angel Christmas ornament constructed of shaped and painted dough (?) for head and arms (right arm detached), blue yarn hair, yellow felt dress stuffed with cotton and decorated with glued-on gold squiggle at top front and gold snowflake near hem. Light blue ribbon tied around head and halo anchored in top of head is a pipe cleaner with a gold squiggle glued-on decoration. Gold string hanging loop affixed to head.
Handmade angel Christmas ornament made of red heavily flocked paper forming a cone-shaped robe with attached arms and collar. Gold foil buttons at front and gold trim at bottom. Green felt legs with red slippers. Green bow of synthetic felted ribbon; green felted hat with two red stars attached. Commercially made round head of uncertain composition is painted with hair and face. Gold paper wings glued to back with gold glitter adorning front. Gold hanging string attached to top of head.
Handmade stocking Christmas ornament of two pieces of cut-out red felt with pinked edges machine-stitched together with open top. Thin strip of felt creates hanging loop at top corner. Front is decorated with glued-on green felt Christmas tree shapes. Trees and red stocking decorated with gold glitter. Staple affixed to top front.
Light cardboard gift tag inside stocking is printed "HOLIDAY GREETING" at top with handwriting in red ink: "to / Hattie / from / Rose & Charles Shaub."
Provenance
Charles E. Shaub (1899-1972) and wife Rosemary Kuhns Shaub (1902-1969) were apparent makers based on inscription. Charles Shaub lived on North Plum St. in Lancaster and was a long-time machinist and owner of C.E. Shaub's Machine, Tool & Die.
Undiscovered relationship between Charles E. Shaub and Harry J. Shaub. They lived side by side at 8 & 10 North Plum St., Lancaster. They were possibly cousins.
Hand crocheted stocking or iceskate of heavy red and white yarn with small area of dark green at shoelace area. Knitted white yarn loop at top back corner.
Oil on wood panel. Profile painting, half length, of a young woman facing left front, hands not showing; medium light reddish hair, center part with comb at top of head. Curls in front of ears, grey eyes; high-waisted white gown with double lace ruffle collar around neck, pink rose at collar opening, gold double chain necklace, red shawl around shoulders covering arms; gold colored chair back right, greenish-grey background. (Beal)
Inscriptions: Ink script at top of frame back is "Elizabeth Cecilia Leman / Born 1814 died 1834." This is repeated in script at board back. At top left in script is "Adelia Leman / 1880."
Recent paper label by previous owner William Shand, at frame bottom is: "Young Woman of Leman Family / Possibly Elizabeth Cecilia Leman / (1814-1834), by Jacob Eichholtz / #459 in 'Jacob Eichholtz' by / Rebecca J. Beal / See Ellis & Evans 'History of / Lancaster County', p. 523 / W.S." Smaller paper sticker alongside reads "Young Woman / of the / Leman Family / by Eichholtz".
The number G.80.130.2 is painted at top right of wood panel. This was a Heritage Center number, due to an ownership dispute. See File.
Provenance
Beal writes on page 136, "Collections: Miss Adelia Leman, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. William Shand, Lancaster."
Painting is mounted in reproduction gold frame, held in place with four mending plates at sides. Remnant of old paper dust cover on back along frame. Conserved in 2002.
Portrait of George Graeff, oil on wood panel. Portly, middle-aged man in profile, facing right. Has long dark hair tied with a ribbon and is wearing a black coat with white shirt and lace jabot. Dark background. Frame is wood veneered with single metal hanging ring at top.
Label on frame back states "Col. Geo. Graeff." A hatter, Graeff (1756-1823) is credited with building Graeff's Tavern on S. Queen St. He was captain of a volunteer company of Lancastrians at the Battle of Long Island during the Revolution. Was County Treasurer from 1787-1802 and the second president of Farmers Bank, after 1814. More info in file; see NOTES.
See NOTES
Provenance
Descent within the family, on the Hager side. Donor is gr. gr. gr. grandson of Geo. Graeff.
Colonel Geo. Graeff to son Graeff to daughter Annie M. (m. Charles F. Hager to son Walter C. Hager (single) to brother Charles F. Hager to daughter Susan (m. Richard P. Rohrer) to son Charges Hager Rohrer (donor).
Multiple small areas of paint loss. Small pieces of veneer missing from corners of frame; larger piece missing at lower left, abut 2" from corner. Painting and frame conserved by James Vallano, Ja. 2003, for 2003 exhibit "Worlds of Eichholtz".
Object ID
G.86.13.1
Notes
John J. Snyder, Jr. reports that on Oct 1, 1818, Eichholtz recorded a portrait of Graeff costing $20. He notes that this may be one of the latest profile portraits on panel done by Eichholtz.
Included in the 1912 Portraiture exhibition held in the Woolworth bldg., listed as #99 on page 25. See copy in file. The painting was owned and loaned to the exhibition by Graeff's great-grandson, Walter C. Hager (1859-1930).
Rebecca Beale includes this painting on page 96, but notes it is unlocated.
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Portrait of George Washington by Jacob Eichholtz. Likely copied frm Gilbert Stuart's Vaughn portrait of Washington. Eichholtz travelled to Boston during which time he met Stuart and saw his studio and many of his works.
