Color sketch of a brown-eyed, brown-haired young girl, with a center part and ringlets at sides of her head. Miss Alice M. Klein blue garb is off the shoulders. Printed on the oval frame with a gold band: "Photographed by JAMIESON & BENSON, No. 80 North Queen St., Lancaster, Pa." The rough edge indicates that the entire piece appears to have been cut from something largeer.
Some spots on background area. A circular stain at bottom looks as if stain from a cup/jar bottom. Back is brown acidifed paper. "Miss Alice M Klein" is written in pencil.
Painting of young, uniformed Civil War "soldier", posing in front of a cannon & American flag and leaning on a fluted pedestal with urn. Painting done a paper 5 3/8" x 6 1/2" piece of paper paste-mounted onto a larger piece of paperboard within a double-line border. Below image is a hand-painted cartouche with "Regimental Bugler, A.F. Shenck, / 9th Penna. Vet. Calvary, / Aged 14 years". Outside of border at bottom left is painted "PRESENTED TO A.F. SHENCK ESQ., / BY REDMOND CONYNGHAM.
Note: Redmond Conyngham (1863-1929) was a Lancaster attorney as was Shenck (8-16-1846 to 4-1-1921). This presentation piece appears to have been a gift and tribute to Shenck, honoring his Civil War service, suggesting a friendship between the two colleagues.
Provenance
Note on card accompanying drawing/painting is: "D.A.R. gift / 1880s". This date seems doubtful since it suggests Shenck giving this presentation piece away while still a young man in his 30's or early 40's.
Catherine Maria & daughter Margaret Amelia. Wife and daughter of Jacob Eichholtz.
Description
Label on back:
Catherine Maria & daughter Margaret Amelia. Wife and daughter of Jacob Eichholtz. Painted by him in 1814.
Presented by great granddaughter Vera Demuth.
Beale #209 (p.63)
illus. (p.302)
In 1803 Catherine Hotz married Jacob Eichholtz, by whom she had four children, Hotz was thought to be a descendant of John Hotz, a proprietor of Lancaster taverns, The State Arms and the Franklin Inn.
