Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 2
Summary
This journal article details the expulsion of the French Acadians of Canada to the American Colonies during the French and Indian War. Some of the Acadians arrive in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
A. Pillow made of stripe of blue and white ticking machine-stitched on two sides, stuffed with straw and hand-stitched to close on one end.
B. Finely crafted pillow cover of white closely-woven satiny cotton stitched on chain-link machine. Opening at one end. Entire covering edged with commercially-made 1-inch wide cotton lace.
C. & D.: Quilts: Both quilts done sewn with chain-stitch machine and consist of printed 2-inch cotton squares. Most four-block squares contain two different prints. Entire piece backed in white muslin, no batting. Top and backing stitched with diagonal 1.5-inch lines forming diamonds in white thread with a chain-stitch machine. Edging tape, white with printed flowers is stitched to the top of the quilt.
Quilt C.,18 x 17.25, is highlighted with squares of 13 different patterns of pinks and browns. Tear in a brown-striped patch near one edge as well as front and back of one patch on same row.
Quilt D.,17.75 x 25.25, consists of 26 different prints. Overall hues are brown, with some blue and two squares of pale green and white check.
E. Unhemmed hand-stitched patchwork piece, 7.25 x 10.5 overall with similar 4-block 2 x 1.5-inch squares of two different fabrics, 8 different fabrics in all. Overall tone is brown, but six faded squares may have contained a fugitive green.
F. Heavily soiled light-weight cotton floral print (flowers are faded brown). Might have been skirt of a doll's dress with a 2.25-inch hem. The single vertical seam, 4 inches from the bottom is turned under and stitched by hand to from an opening. Stiff and fragile.
Three Cotton Quilt Squares: All 9 x 9 inches. All composed of thirteen 2-inch squares, hand-stitched. All prints with white triangles along the edges. Each is composed of 2 different prints...
G. Yellow and Green
H. Brown and Blue
I. Red and Brown
J. Larger Cotton Quilt Square with applique: 17 x 17-inch white quilt square with green leaf patterned fabric applique. 11 x 11-inch ornate cut-out design with a green leaf in each corner. (Not much allowance for a seam on the corner- .25 inch.)
K. Doll blanket. 10.5-inch square. Wool, knitted in garter stitch of coral and black/white variegated yarns. Three 3.5-inch stripes, coral stripe in middle. Scalloped crocheted edging in coral.
L. Doll blanket, a 12-inch square. Wool, crocheted three-stripe doll blanket in aqua and tan yarns. 1.5-inch wide crocheted border with scalloped edge. Mended in 4 spots. 1 aqua stitch loose near tan stripe.
M. Pillow. Handmade 4.5 inches x 3.5 inches. Cotton fabric with large floral print, hand-stitched on three sides and stuffed. Red stain near edge on one side.
N. Pillow. Handmade 3.5-inch round pillow, made of same fabric as M. White cording has overcast onto the seam around the pillow. Firmly stuffed.
O. White cotton rectangles (2), 16.25 x 13.25 ins., stitched on 3 sides, turned inside out with feather-stitch chain in yellow embroidery floss stitched around all four sides.
P. Pillow case, child's. 11.75 ins. wide x 17.50 ins. long. Fine white cotton, careful mending, especially around the embroidered red heart with a yellow arrow through it. Red feather-stitch chain on hem-line, 1 inch from the opening edge.
Q. White 10.5-inch cotton square, .25-inch hem with machine-stitching on three sides. Fourth side is selvedge. Soiled overall with brown stains.
R. White 8-inch cotton square. Same fabric as Q, with .125-inch rolled hand-stitched hem on three sides. Heavily stained with dark spots and brown liquid stains.
Year Range From
1860
Year Range To
1880
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 10
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0477
Object Name
Accessory, Doll
Dimension Details
a. Pillow: 5 x 7; Pillow case (Including lace trim): 8 x 11
b. Small quilt: 18 x 17.25
c. Larger quilt: 17.75 x 25.25
d. unhemmed patchwork: 10.5 x 7.25
e. hemmed remnant
Condition Date
2023-03-13
Condition Notes
Varies, excellent to poor:
Excellent: Pillow is in excellent condition.
Good: Larger quilt has a defined quarter of brown acidification due to storage (maybe against wood or paper product. Both quilts have some minor fiber separation on backs.
Good: Raw-edged piece shows some fraying on edges.
Poor:Hemmed remnant print has holes and separated fibers-maybe a fugitive red dye; as well as brown and black stains.
Acknowledgment of George B. Willson that he has bought Harriet Lane Johnston’s Wheatland estate
Description
Acknowledgment of George B. Willson that he has bought Harriet Lane Johnston’s Wheatland estate for $20,000, half to be paid now and the rest in installments; sale includes plants for the garden, bookcases in library, 2 cows, one horse, all farming implements; she may continue occupying the house until 1 July next with free supply of ice, fruit, and vegetables. Approved by Harriet Lane Johnston. Written on Harriet Lane Johnston’s stationery. 120 Park Street, [Baltimore].
James Buchanan Papers, Penn State University Libraries,
https://libraries.psu.edu/findingaids/1458.htm
Related Item Notes
James Buchanan Family Papers
MG-96 James Buchanan Collection
Historical Society of Pennsylvania microfilm
Photograph collections
Curatorial collections
Wheatland Mansion
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Accession Number
JBMS1995.412
Other Number
JBFP Part 2, Series 2, Subseries 2, Folder 2
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
The James Buchanan Family Papers were collected by the James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland. This collection was relocated from the Wheatland mansion to the LancasterHistory archives in the Spring of 2009. Digitization of the James Buchanan Family Papers was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 201808013051, 2019-2020.
Heat sensitive fire alarm invented by Anthony Iske (1831-1920). Patented by Iske on Aug. 19,1890.
Inside the wooden case, on alarm mechanism/movement, printed in black ink: "J.A. Neiss, Sr." There is also the key to wind the alarm, loose on the floor of the holder.
Anthony Iske was born in France and immigrated to the U.S. in 1847. He moved to Lancaster in 1853 and became an American citizen in 1858. Along with his son, Albert, he held over 200 patents. Most notable of his inventions was the first meat-slicing machine, a model of which is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Heat Motor was designed to turn the energy held by heated water into rotational movement. Heating the water in the trough would cause the air in the submerged cylinders to rise. As the engine began to turn, the cylinders would rise above the water, the air inside would cool, and the cylinders would fall on the opposing side, adding to the circular motion of the engine.
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 7
Summary
This article discusses a mill property in Eden Township , Lancaster County. The mill had several owners during the 19th century, and the mill was used for various purposes: Processing wool, sawing wood, making whiskey, and pressing oil from flax seeds [hence the name "oil mill"].
Collection consists largely of information on the descendants of Edward Hand and on the Hand Family Reunion. Contains correspondence, genealogical materials, family charts, photographs, and commemorative booklet 1912, on Lancaster County in the Revolutionary War. Also, three documents concerning the settling of the Hand estate.
The Transportation Collection contains documents regarding turnpikes, railroads, Conestoga Traction Co., Conestoga Transportation Co., and the Red Rose Transit Authority. The types of items include correspondence, financial papers, business papers, stock certificates, tickets, schedules, maps of routes, and a blueprint.
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Transportation Collection (MG0123), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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