Pastel of Hazel Dell Brown (1892-1982) by Florence Starr Taylor. Brown was former chief of interior designer for Armstrong for 36 yrs (1921-1956) and lived in Lancaster. Signed in pencil at bottom right corner: "Florence * Taylor".
Inscription on home-made brown paper envelope attached to paper backing is: "To Richard Hopf from Hazel Dell Brown 1975". Envelope is empty. Paper sticker at top of Stack's Art Shop on W. Walnut St., Lancaster.
Lancaster County Historical Society Front Entrance
Description
Framed print (1/74) of a watercolor painting of the Lancaster County Historical Society building in 1974 done by Dan Bare. Sealing paper on back of frame is torn along top and sides where it is glued to the frame.
The Buchanan home in the 19th century, with lights on inside, on front porch and lamppost in right foreground. A woman in a pink dress and bonnet is being assisted as she alights from a black horse-drawn carriage. The man helping her is attired in a formal black suit with top hat. The driver and a third gentleman are seated inside the carriage. Although flowers cascade from a planter in the foreground, the orange leaves indicated fall.
The artist signed Florence Taylor 1970 on lower right beside lamp post.
Written on the back: "Purchased at Wheatland Fallfest Auction held in front of building 5 October 1978. From Wheatland Collection. Used as cover illustration on 36-page booklet "Tour of mansion in color." Hung in the Florence Starr Taylor Show at The First Presbyterian Church, Lancaster Town Fair, October 20 and 21. 1980. (Unknown initials)
Also, taped to the back are newspaper clippings: articles/obits and funeral notice.
Watercolor portrait of a woman, facing viewer, looking to viewer's left. Brown hair and brown eyes, wearing metal-rimmed eyeglasses. Below pink garment, artist signed "Bertha Rockwell '78."
Donor Regitz writes that this woman may be a Steinman family member.
Brown overall--dark brown edges on reverse. Liquid stain lower left edge on reverse. Front lower left stain on both sides. Lower left corner (2.5" on side x 2" on bottom edge) broken from the painting.
