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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.98.52.1
Date Range
c. 1750
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Bookplate on a page from a Martyrs Mirror, done in the style of Ephrata Cloister with a flowing hand using strong, bold letters. Letters are black with green and orange infill. Bookplate simply reads: "Carl/ Christo/ phel." One flower is at top right and a stylized pot with plant having 3 flowers is at lower left. Page is float-mounted in a window mat with a handmade cherry frame.
Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster Co.
Removed from Martyrs Mirror by a previous owner (Evelyn Good) due to water damage to the book which was then discarded. The opposing page was also saved and is mounted in Mylar on reverse side of frame. It carries a ghost image of the bookplate; string from binding is visible.
Acquired with typewritten inscription mounted on back of frame states: "BOOKPLATE MADE FOR CARL CHRISTOPHEL FOR/ HIS COPY OF THE EPHRATA MARTYR'S MIRROR-1748./ WORK OF SISTER ANASTASIA THE PEN-ARTIST OF THE CLOISTER ABC PATTERN BOOK OF LETTERS."
According to Clarke Hess, the penwork is by an unknown Ephrata Cloister artist. Clarke notes that Carl Christophel was a deacon at New Danville Mennonite Church in Conestoga Twp.(now Pequea Twp.) He died in 1767.
In Masonic Lodge Fraktur exhibit for several years. Removed circa 2008.
On short-term exhibit at Historical Society of Cocalico Valley, 2010.
Unknown Ephrata Cloister artist
Provenance
Dr. Robbins purchased framed pages from Evelyn Yingst Good's sale, Sat., May 11, 1991, lot #152, for $3,800. Evelyn Good was an Ephrata librarian. Valued at $5000, Robbins sold to museum for $2,500, donating the other half. Irene Walsh then reimbursed museum for the $2,500.
Date Range
c. 1750
Year Range From
1750
Year Range To
1760
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Slot 7
People
Christophel, Carl
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Subject
Bookplate
Fraktur
Search Terms
Bookplates
Fraktur
Ephrata Cloister
Object Name
Bookplate
Oither Names
Fraktur
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (in)
14
Width (in)
8.75
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 18" W: 13.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-24
Condition Notes
Acid burned edges are brown; soiled along outside edges; stains and foxing. Moisture stain at top left. Remains of binding still attached at left. Moisture staining at upper left corner. Two minor tears at top center, with ragged edges overall. Paper losses within black ink.
Conserved by Marilyn Kemp Weidner of Phila.
Object ID
P.98.52.1
Place of Origin
Ephrata
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of Irene Walsh and Dr. Warren Robbins, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.98.52
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.96.37.107
Date Range
24 Sept 1765
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Printed document is a naturalization certificate infilled for "Jacob Dickart" (sic), a prolific gunmaker of Lancaster. Printed on now-brown laid paper, it is a printed form for naturalizing foreigners who did not swear oaths. Now mounted in a modern black frame.
The certificate was designed for non-Quakers who had resided in the Commonwealth for seven years and who had never taken an oath of allegiance to King George II because of conscience, eg. Mennonites, Moravians & other sectarians who believe the Bible prohibits the swearing of oaths. Although Jacob is believed to have been raised in a Lutheran home, he later followed the Moravian faith.
Edward Shippen, Jr., Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of the Province of PA filled out this form for Dickert, who appeared before Judges William Atlin, William Coleman, and Alexander Stedman, in Phila. on Sept 24, 1765. An embossed seal is created out of a small square of paper and affixed to the upper left corner of the document.
HJ Kauffman notes that Dickert was born in Mainz, Germany in 1740, came to America with his parents in 1748. Family settled in Berks Co. and later, son Jacob moved to Lancaster in 1756, where he likely apprenticed with the gunmaker Matthias Roessor (as did Wm. Henry). Dickert worked c. 1760-1820. In 1764, he married Johanetta Hofer of York, PA, and the following year he travelled to Phila. to obtain this document. Kauffman states he was active in the Moravian church.
He died 1822.
See G90.7.1 file on Dickert rifle with family info. Transparency of a document with
Dickert's signature, in file.
Provenance
Provenance unknown before donor.
Date Range
24 Sept 1765
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-I
People
Shippen, Edward Jr.
Dickert, Jacob
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Certificate, Citizenship
Oither Names
Naturalization Certificate
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (in)
12.625
Width (in)
7.375
Dimension Details
Frame dimensions are H: 8.5" W: 13.25".
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-04-21
Condition Notes
General signs of age: soiling, minor foxing, dog eared corners with some minor losses. Fold line 3" from top, small holes along bottom. There is a backing of acidic paper which is attached with adhesive.
Mounted in a modern black frame by Lancaster Galleries for 2006 exhibit.
Object ID
G.96.37.107
Place of Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accession Number
G.96.37.
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
J.P. McCaskey Medal
Object ID
G.03.30.1
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
J.P. McCaskey Medal
Description
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Commemorative Medal
Face: bust of J. P. McCaskey, "J.P. McCaskey, Mayor, Fifty Years a Teacher, 1908"
Reverse: image of seal of Lancaster
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Circumference (in)
1.625
Object ID
G.03.30.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.03.30
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-01
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
View of the Susquehanna River
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Creator
Mifflin, Lloyd
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Susquehanna River
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-01
Other Number
G.99.30.5
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-02
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
View of the Susquehanna River
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Creator
Mifflin, Lloyd
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Susquehanna River
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-02
Other Number
G.99.30.4
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-03
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
View of the Susquehanna River
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Creator
Mifflin, Lloyd
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Susquehanna River
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-03
Other Number
G.99.30.3
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-04
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Dirt road leading to farm
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Creator
Mifflin, Lloyd
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Dirt roads
Farms
Barns
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-04
Other Number
G94.14.3
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-05
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Winter scene on a farm
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Creator
Mifflin, Lloyd
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Winter
Snow
Farms
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-05
Other Number
G94.14.4
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-06
Date Range
c. 1900
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Self portrait of Lloyd Mifflin
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Date Range
c. 1900
Creator
Mifflin, Lloyd
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Mifflin, Lloyd
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-06
Other Number
G94.14.2
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
HC-79-04-07
  1 image  
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Covered bridge over the Conestoga River, possibly at Engleside or Second Lock Bridge. Sign in background: "Famous Float"?
Provenance
Photographs from the collection of the Heritage Center
Creator
Rote, Andrew B.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Conestoga River
Object Name
Negative, Glass Plate
Film Size
4 x 5 inches
Object ID
HC-79-04-07
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