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.
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.
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.
Lancaster Road Runner's sleevelss tank top. Yellow silky synthetic fiber runner's shirt, sleeveless, with side seams, 4-inch vent/slash at base of both side seams. Care label directs "Machine Wash Warm. Line or Tumble Dry"
Size "M" (medium). In blue on front is a runner with "L" of Lancaster intertwined with other lines froming tracks/roads & "road runners."
100% and 50/50 white poly/cotton mesh sleeveless runner's shirt. Navy blue binding on arm and neck edges. Navy blue band (4 1/2 " wide) across front at arm level. "Sub 4" is stamped in white, upper right. Centered on blue band, in yellow letter: "Lancaster Road Runners."
Care on label: "Machine Wash Cold, Tunble Dry Low. Do not use Bleach"
Navy blue "100% " nylon (on tag) mesh sleevelss top with yellow binding on arms and neck. In yellow on front: "Lancaster road runner," a runner and tracks/roads.
In white on upper right on front: "Dolfin." 2 side seams with 3 inches opern at base of both side seams. Label instructus:"Machine Wash Warm Line or Tumble Dry"
Yellow 50% Fortrel polyester & 50% combed cotton tee-shirt. Woven as a tube with ribbing around the neck and two set-in short sleeves. On front in black and green is a runner, some tracks/roads and "Lancaster road runners."
Care label say: "Machine Wash warm Tumble dry low"
