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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Title
Decorated Fabric Purse
Object ID
2024.001.020
Date Range
Mid 1800s
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Collection
Costume and Accessories Collection
Title
Decorated Fabric Purse
Description
Small black fabric purse with arched metal snap closure. Exquisitely embellished one side with chain-stitched/tambour floral wreath in the center. Gold & silver beads outline border areas with tiny metal stars, each individually tacked to the fabric, inside. Pear-shaped with rounded metal opening and ball clasp. Small chain attached to eyes on upper edge. Lined in white fabric. Label sewn inside: "MADE IN FRANCE."
Date Range
Mid 1800s
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 14
Storage Shelf
Shelf 5
Storage Container
Box 0495
Object Name
Purse
Length (cm)
14.605
Length (ft)
0.4791666667
Length (in)
5.75
Width (cm)
12.7
Width (ft)
0.4166666667
Width (in)
5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2024-02-05
Condition Notes
Some border beads and stars missing upper back.
Object ID
2024.001.020
Images
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Collection
Sports, Leisure & Play Collection
Title
Underskirts, Sweaters, Blouses. Apron, Drawers
Object ID
1977.005.012
Date Range
Late 1800's
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Collection
Sports, Leisure & Play Collection
Title
Underskirts, Sweaters, Blouses. Apron, Drawers
Description
A. White cotton underskirt. 20.25 inches long. 9.5-inch waist with button closure.1.75-inch double fabric band with 2.5 -inch wide gathered fabric below edged in lace. A tear.(Larger version of 1977.005.012.C)
B. White cotton underskirt. 22 inches long. Waistband is 10 inches to opening with an additional three-inch extension. Waistband is 2 inches wide, with 17-inch length to hem with 3-inch band of lace sewn onto hem.
C. White cotton underskirt. 17 inches long. 7.5-inch waist with button closure.1.75-inch double fabric band with 2.5 -inch wide gathered fabric below edged in lace. Button missing. Some ink-like stains on reverse. (Same pattern, but smaller than "A.")
D. White cotton underskirt. 15 inches long. 5.25-inch waist band. No closure/overlap. Machine-stitched, 1.5-inch hem.
E. White cotton underskirt. 8.5 inches long. 11.25-inch long waistband with buttonhole center front in addition to one at back opening with a button. Four .25-inch pintucks circle the skirt an inch above the hem. A 1-inch band of lace has been hand-stitched to the hem. This garment feels starched. Black ink-like stain in back seam where folded. Some brown spots.
F. White cotton underskirt. 8 inches long. 8.5-inch long waistband. Button and buttonhole at back. 4 pintucks around bottom above hem. Soiled overall. (This garment was constructed using a chain stitch machine. 1st U.S. patent in 1857.)
G. White cotton long underskirt for small doll. 9 inches long. 3.25-inch long waistband.Button and buttonhole at back. Deep 1.75-inch hem, hand stitched. 1-inch lace border at bottom. Some brown spots and stains.
H. Sweater, Crocheted white wool long-sleeved cardigan with pink scalloped border around neck, front opening, sleeves and lower edge. Pink strands with tassels attached to close sweater at neck. 8 ins. long, 9.5 ins. wide. Soiled collar.
I. Sweater, Crocheted white wool long-sleeved cardigan with light blue scalloped border around neck, front opening, sleeves and lower edge. Light blue strand with tassels threaded around neck to tie in front. One piece of strand is detached; second has been repaired. .5-inch light blue ribbon has been woven from neck down front and along entire bottom edge. 5.5-inches long, 6.75 inches wide. Some stains on ribbon, piece of sleeve edging detached, yarn around ribbon in back and portion in front is torn.
J.Sweater, Crocheted white wool long-sleeved cardigan with light blue yarn around neck, front opening, sleeves and lower edge. Strand of .25-inch white ribbon laced around neck to be tied in front (too short to be tied). 5 ins. long, 6.5 inches wide.
K. Apron. White with blue fabric band along both sides, across front 2 ins. from hem, and around waist with extensions to tie the apron. two white hearts within pink fabric borders are sewn onto apron on both sides near the top. Soiled with some fraying. 4.5 ins. waist to hem. 6.5 ins. wide. Handstitched,
L.Yoke. Starched cotton. Two pieces of fabric, stitched on chain-stitch sewing machine. Puncture marks where pins have been inserted at shoulders 4.5 ins. long. 4.5 ins. wide at shoulders.
M. Undergarment. Bloomer/drawers. White lawn, two legs with lace border. Center opening. Hand-sewn. 2.5 ins. long. 3 ins. wide. Some rust spots on lace and portion of hem at waist undone.
N. Dress/robe and scarf. Orange fabric with feather-stitch in purple thread stitched around edges of front of robe and around scarf. Open in front, but 4 ins. at bottom are tacked closed. Robe and scarf are both 10.5 ins. long. Both are heavily stained and soiled.
O. Blouse. Pale green satin with neckline and short sleeves edged with .25-inch pink velvet ribbon. Gathered at waist. Opening in back.. Hand sewn. 5.5 ins. long. Heavily stained with rusty spots on one side and back.
P. Blouse. Pink satin with disintegrating lace-like border along neckline. Opening in back. Hand sewn. 8 inches total width. 3 ins., shoulder to waist.
Q. Blouse for small doll. White cotton with 2 blue-white stripe patterns. Hand sewn.2-part sleeves are long, neckline edge carefully stitched with rolled edge. Decorative fabric tie sewn to center front. Matching scarf/ sash for waist (1.5 ins. wide; 12 ins. long) is tapered to a point at one end so it can be tucked into 2 slits cut 2 inches from the squared end.
R. 5 unidentified fabric items. (1) 5" x 2.5" white dotted-swiss rectangle, heavily stained. (2) 1.25" x 1.5" seamed and hemmed white cotton tube. (3) 5.75" x 1.5" white rectangle. Hemmed on all sides, gathered on one long edge. (4) 6" x 3" rectangle gathered along one lengthwise edge with lace sewn on top of other lengthwise edge. (5) Hemmed 2.5 inch damask cotton square, White "T" embroidered in one corner.
S.Dress. 4 inches long. Red crocheted short-sleeved dress with red ribbons at sleeve cuffs.Small hat on a wire attached to the dress. Part of lower edge unraveling.
T. Vest and matching hat. Black/white wool yarn vest with crocheted red border. Matching peaked hat has red border around edge of brim.
U. Cape, matching muff and hat.. White fabric, fuzzy on one side. Cape is triangular with extension at collar to wrap around shoulders. 4 inches long at point. Muff is 2" x 1.5" tube lined with pink satin. 2-inch circular hat has pink ribbon around its edge and a red plastic flower on the front.
Date Range
Late 1800's
Storage Location
LancasterHistory
Storage Room
DAC
Object Name
Clothing, Doll
Object ID
1977.005.012
Notes
details needed
Accession Number
1977.005
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.50.1
Date Range
c. 1789
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Birth & baptismal certificate on laid paper. Printed form with central textblock in German within a multiple line border. Infilled and decorated around textblock by Speyer; cross-legged angel at top, pelicans feeding young at sides and flowers at sides and bottom. Watercolors are red, blue, yellow, green and brown.
Infilled for Johannes, son of Valiendein (Valentine) and Eliesabetha (Elisabetha) Bohmer of Brecknock Township in Lancaster Co., born Dec. 13, 1788.
Georg Friederich Speyer (active 1774-1801) used this printed form produced c. 1789 by Barton & Johnson of Reading. See Notes.
Date Range
c. 1789
Year Range From
1789
Year Range To
1895
Creator
Speyer, Georg Friederich
Made By
Barton & Johnson
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Bin 2-F
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Baptismal records
Search Terms
Fraktur
Baptismal records
Object Name
Fraktur
Oither Names
Taufschein
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Height (in)
16.5
Width (in)
13
Dimension Details
Frame is 19.75 x 16'.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-07-27
Condition Notes
General wear with numerous creases and wrinkles; one pronounced vertical centerline crease. Repaired tears, esp at left edge. All edges are ragged and uneven, esp. at right.
Conserved by CCAHA in 1989 (see report in file). Hinged into window mat & back mat. Relaced in its original frame using UF-3 Plexiglas and acid-free cardboard on reverse with a taped mylar dust shield.
Object ID
G.77.50.1
Notes
Printed form by Reading printers Thomas Barton and Benjamin Johnson, circa 1789 (see Klaus Stopp, The Printed Birth & Baptismal Certificates of the Pa. Germans, v. 4, p. 84). Speyer used this printed form for Johannes Bohmer who was born the previous year in1788.
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Role
Artist
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.77.50
Images
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Collection
Architecture Collection
Object ID
1945.015.1
Collection
Architecture Collection
Description
Light orange-brown brick with one dark face and consistent quality clay. Dark face shows much scratching, including very promnent I A one right side (or J A for John Andre, British officer). From fireplace of Caleb Cope house, 27 N Lime Street, Lancaster, where John Andre was a prisoner of war. Initials include those of of John Andre, Thomas Cope, and others.
Year Range From
1750
Year Range To
1820
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 45
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
People
Andre, John
Cope, Thomas
Cope, Caleb
Subcategory
Building Component
Object Name
Brick
Height (in)
2.25
Length (in)
9.625
Width (in)
4.25
Condition
Good
Object ID
1945.015.1
Accession Number
1945.015
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Object ID
2015.015
Date Range
1804
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Furniture
Description
Secretary, or desk and bookcase, Federal style, with extensive inlay, including "1804", flanked by the initials "I M" (or J M) on fall board of desk. Initials likely represent one of John H. A. Bomberger's ancestors/relatives. Made in 3 parts: a cornice and frieze, a slant-front desk with cubby holes and extensive inlay inside and out, and a bookcase with glazed doors using diamond design tracery, centered oval fan inlay and 1/4 fans at all 8 corners of doors. Desk has half fan inlay on skirt, running diamond banding just above and bellflower inlay at face of desk corners.
Henry T. Spangler, a member of the first graduating class from Ursinus, married college president John H. A. Bomberger's daughter Marion. Spangler later became the president of Ursinus, himself. Bomberger was born in Lancaster, graduated from Marshall College in Lancaster (later Franklin & Marshall). The secretary was a Bomberger family piece inherited by daughter Marion who willed it to her daughter "Aunt Doll" who resided at Ursinus until her death. Her brother George (Joel Spangler's grandfather ) inherited the piece and later willed it to Joel.
Provenance
Believed to have descended through John H. A. Bomberger's family of Lancaster County, through his parents or their parents. Documented only from J. H. A Bomberger on. From Bombergers, it descended through the Spangler family.
Date Range
1804
Year Range From
1804
Year Range To
1804
Made By
Deyer family workshop, attributed
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Library
Storage Wall
North Wall
People
Bomberger, John Henry Augustus
Spangler, Marion E. Bomberger
Spangler, Henry Thomas
Dyer, Emmanuel
Dyer, John
Subcategory
Furniture
Subject
Furniture
Writing desks
Search Terms
Desks
Escritoires
Furniture
Secretaries
Object Name
Secretary
Oither Names
Desk and Bookcase
Material
Wood, Glass
Height (cm)
226.06
Height (ft)
7.4166666667
Height (in)
89
Width (cm)
102.87
Width (ft)
3.375
Width (in)
40.5
Depth (cm)
55.88
Depth (ft)
1.8333333333
Depth (in)
22
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-03-08
Condition Notes
Finish darkened overall. Large pieces of veneer missing and lifting on skirt. Large veneered oval on fall board has cracks throughout. Two vertical cracks extend up from each side of desk base. Thin molding splitting on bookcase base at back left side. Section of wood with inlay missing at top of bookcase at back of right side.
Object ID
2015.015
Place of Origin
Manheim
Accession Number
2015.015
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.00.34.1
Date Range
c. 1805
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Communion altar from Brickerville United Lutheran Church (originally Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church). Rectangular altar of painted softwood, panelled construction all four sides with pegged mortise and tenon joints. Small panels over large. Door in the back with a recessed panel and knob handle. Molding around base, the edge of the top, and framing the recessed panels.
Modification to altar in 1947 by Bob Helman (signature underneath when removed 10-17-00) was a long platform shelf covering the back 2/5 of the top, with holes at the back, including an electrical outlet. Entire altar has been given a new coat of paint, a light chocolate brown on top and white on the sides. The unpainted interior has one shelf with a vertical divider.
Altar has been used since circa 1800 to serve communion, using the Brickerville United Lutheran Church's ten-piece pewter communion service which is also in collections (P97.08.01-10).
Perhaps made by Emanuel Dyer of Manheim or Mr. Zartman of Brickerville.
Provenance
Purchased directly from the church.
Date Range
c. 1805
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1815
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Groff Gallery
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Object Name
Altar
Oither Names
Altar, Communion
Material
Wood
Height (in)
45.25
Length (in)
49
Width (in)
33.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-04-15
Condition Notes
Large crack on top, approx. 4" from front, running halfway across top. Recently painted. Some separation at moldings. Large hole bored in altar top (for electric wire) underneath the added platform, now removed. The modern base molding also removed. Repainted top with brown and attached molding at ends of top to secure plexi top. Paint removed on door.
Object ID
P.00.34.1
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Heritage Center Collection, acquired through generosity of James Hale Steinman Foundation and V. Ronald Smith
Accession Number
P.00.34
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.2000.039.001
Date Range
1854
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Dressing table w/ mirror has Sheraton and Empire features, is made of solid mahogany and veneers with secondary woods of poplar and pine. This is a rare form.
Top has veneered half-column mirror frame supported by turned stiles which are set into top with a double tenon set at a backward cant. Mirror corners are blocks with turned bulls-eyes. Inner cove-molded fillet has vestiges of gilding.
Oblong table top comprised of solid 3/8" thick mahogany laminated onto 1/2" thick poplar, and secured to carcase with screws. A rounded molding is applied to front and ends.
Veneered carcase contains five dovetailed drawers faced with mahogany veneers: one long flanked by two short, over two long. The top drawers have a rounded profile while the two bottom drawers are cockbeaded. All drawers have replacement pulls of hollow, rounded brass knobs with a pierced floliate design. The two bottom drawers are fitted with locks; keyholes have brass insets but dark ghosting indicates missing escutcheons.
Baluster-turned legs extend from table top to floor. They support a low shelf 11 1/2" from floor. Shelf is shaped with recessed cutouts at front and ends.
Inscription: Interior of top central drawer has "J.F. MARKLEY/ CABINET MAKER/ Locust St./ COLUMBIA." stamped within an oval laurel wreath.
Also in collections is a J. F. Markley Empire chest of drawers (P77.02).
Provenance
Provenance: This dressing table was previously owned by an acquaintance of John J. Snyder, Michael Stinchcomb of ???, who recently changed his mind about using this piece in his bathroom when he realized the veneers would suffer. He consequently consigned it to sale at Pook and Pook.
Date Range
1854
Year Range From
1800
Year Range To
1854
Creator
Markley, Jacob Fry, 1800-1854
Storage Location
Wheatland, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Southwest Bedchamber
Storage Wall
Southeast Wall
Subcategory
Furniture
Object Name
Table, Dressing
Material
Wood, Glass, Brass
Height (in)
65
Length (in)
21.25
Width (in)
40
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-04-15
Condition Notes
Cracking in veneer on mirror. Numerous spots of corrosion on mirror. Moderate cracking in veneer on front and sides. Minor chips and scratches overall. Top has two cracks, one is 2" long at left and one is 6 1/2" long at right side. Bottom shelf has 6 1/2" crack at right side. Nails have been added to secure top to carcase; back of top is not secure due to stripped screws. Top left drawer has significant wood removed with rasp at front of sides.
Object ID
P.2000.039.001
Place of Origin
Columbia
Role
Cabinetmaker
Credit
Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.2000.039
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection: Fine Arts
Object ID
P.98.25.1
Date Range
1801
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection: Fine Arts
Description
Multicolored Vorschrift done by schoolmaster/fraktur artist Christian Strenge on rectangular laid paper. Bordered in a yellow band with red corners. German script text has an elaborately embellished large upper case letter "K" at upper left and multicolored floral design filling entire right side, surmounted by a distinctive yellow crested bird. Colors are red, yellow, blue and green. Modern frame.
Hand-printed in black ink above the letter "K" is the name of recipient, David Neff. Signed at the bottom by Strenge in German script: "Written in Hempfield Township in the year 1801 by Christian Strenge." Inscribed on reverse in script is "David Neff" in black ink.
The text begins with Psalm 95:1-4, "Kommt lasset(?) uns dem...," followed by two alphabets, the first in upper case and the second in lower case, and finally the numerals 1 - 14. (See translation on copy of nearly identical fraktur in file).
Provenance
Provenance: This Vorschrift was recently found in a book in the library of Sarah Stauffer on Lime Spring farm along the Marietta Pike. Consigned to sale at Conestoga Auction Co. and purchased 29 June 1998 with funds from V. Ronald Smith ($9,725) and the Donegal Chapter of the D.A.R. ($125).
John J. Snyder, Jr. researched Stauffer genealogy to discover a relationship to David Neff. See letters & charts in this file which explain the likelihood that the fraktur may have passed from Neff (probably when he went to Ohio, perhaps unknowingly hidden in a book, even as it was found recently) to his cousins, such as Anna Bear Lehman who is in the direct line of Stauffer descent. David Neff (1791-1866) was the son of Henry & Anna Oberholzer Neff. He would have been about 10 yrs. old when fraktur was made.
Date Range
1801
Year Range From
1801
Creator
Strenge, Christian, 1757-1828
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Bin 2-B
People
Strenge, Christian
Neff, David
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Vorschrift
Search Terms
Fraktur
Vorschrift
Object Name
Fraktur
Oither Names
Vorschrift
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Height (in)
7.375
Width (in)
10.375
Dimension Details
Frame is 16.25" high and 19.25" wide.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-04-29
Condition Notes
Generally good condition, although two folds show some breaking with tangential tears. Other minor tears and one small hole at right center. Some soiling, foxing and minor stains overall. Edges lifting in frame.
Conserved 1998 by Marilyn Kemp Weidner of Phila. Surfaced cleaned and losses repaired. Hinge-mounted on acid free mat and sealed in a package for framing. Mounted in modern black frame by Lancaster Galleries circa 2004.
Object ID
P.98.25.1
Notes
Christian Strenge was a Hessian soldier turned school teacher.
Place of Origin
East Petersburg, East Hempfield Twp.
Role
Artist
Credit
Gift of V. Ronald Smith and the Donegal Chapter of the D.A.R., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.98.25
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Fraktur by Adam Siegel for Martin Bar
Object ID
P.05.04.6
Date Range
March 28, 1802
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Fraktur by Adam Siegel for Martin Bar
Description
Fraktur, religious text in German by Adam Siegel (died 1809, active c. 1790-1804), done on wove paper in pen & ink for Martin Bar, framed in old dark brown varnished poplar frame (not original to fraktur).
The name "Martin Bar" fills the upper half in large fraktur-style lettering, illuminated with scrolling filigree. Included in the scrolling are two cartoonish heart-shaped faces with stubbled hair and shaded beards. Underneath name are six lines of religious text in German script, ending with the last line: "Geschrieben von mir ADS d(en) 28ten Mertz 1802."
Double-line border at top and left side only. Last word of fourth line of text appears to have been trimmed. Fraktur thus appears to have been trimmed at right and bottom. Reverse has pencil scribbles and one in ink.
SEE NOTES
Date Range
March 28, 1802
Year Range From
1802
Year Range To
1802
Made By
Siegel, Adam, d. 1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
People
Siegel, Adam
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Search Terms
Fraktur
Object Name
Fraktur
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-04-29
Condition Notes
Appears to have been trimmed at right side and bottom. Scattered dark stains, pinholes along fold lines, slightly larger holes at "i" in "Martin" and within the "B" of "Bar." Liquid stain of 1/2" size at center and one at right side at text. A tear 3/4"-long at right edge above center.
Replaced heavy paper backing used by vendors with acid-free matboard, 11/05.
Object ID
P.05.04.6
Notes
Papers for Birth Dayes notes that Siegel immigrated to America in 1774 and was a schoolmaster in Lancaster Co, perhaps in the Strasburg area. Although he made fraktur for Mennonites, he was not Mennonite. His work is usually not watercolored.
Paper included with purchase has the text rewritten in German script with an English translation below (see file). This person translates the recipient's name as Martin Biehr, although it is normally seen elsewhere as "Bare" or "Bear". Ellis & Evans gives numerous references to the name Martin Bare, usually found in the townships of Conestoga, East Lampeter and Upper Leacock.
Possible Bar/Bare family connections: See also a birth record for Andreas Bar (Andrew Bear) P.80.136 by an unknown scrivener. This Andreas/Andrew was the youngest son of Andrew Bear and wife Christina Heighley. A desk-and-bookcase P.77.34 has inscription of Adam Bare on its drawer. His father John Bear an older brother of Andreas. Relation of these Bears/Bares to Martin is unknown. Jane Evans Best (see her letter re: Bear family in file P80.136) would be a good source of help.
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Gift of Irene N. Walsh, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.05.04
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Apron
Object ID
G.97.39.9
Date Range
c. 1800
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Apron
Description
Mennonite apron of bleached, plain-weave cotton and black two-ply silk embroidery. Apron is gathered at the top and sewn onto a waist band with a commercial tape string at each end.
At top center is a dark brown cross-stitched design of a central star flower on triangle base, surrounded by seven stars or crosses. The separated initials "M S" flank this design and large crosses flank initials. Three different embroidered borders of black silk combine with drawnwork at bottom above a one-inch self-fringe secured with black stitches.
Provenance
Purchased by donor from the Rev. Fred Weiser in 1997. Weiser notes there are about 15 aprons known; see article in Der Regebogge written "some years ago."
Date Range
c. 1800
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1810
Made By
M. S.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Subcategory
Clothing -- Outerwear
Object Name
Apron
Material
Cotton, Silk
Height (in)
33
Width (in)
34.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-01
Condition Notes
Staining around embroidered design and initials from bleeding embroidery, near top. Age discoloration with small stains overall. Stains along sides. Several thread "pulls". Areas of missing embroidery on three crosses at bottom. Small hole at lower right of design.
Conserved Nov. 1997 by Dorothy McCoach of Bethlehem, PA
Object ID
G.97.39.9
Place of Origin
Lancaster County
Credit
Gift of Hampton Randolph, Sr., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.97.39
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Large Pocket
Object ID
G.97.39.10
Date Range
1801
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Large Pocket
Description
Pocket of bleached plain weave linen, embroidered with pink and blue cotton thread, brown two-ply silk thread and red, pink, yellow, white, and brown handspun wool.
Front is two panels joined across the midline with needlelace; the back is two panels seamed in the selvage (9" x 18" and 14.5" x 23.5"). The pocket is open at the left side to a depth of 11.5". The pocket, once bound with cream silk twill ribbon, has little ribbon remaining except at the right side of the waist; a tuft of silk ribbon stitched to the right side may be the remains of the tie.
The design centers larger motifs and uses others in a mirror image fashion. The upper portion is ornamented with a stylized heart containing initials flanked by pairs of flower blossoms, flowering plants in pots, and a filled diamond at the top center. The signature and date lie below the mid-line row of needlelace surmounting a very stylized flowering tree flanked by flower arrangements in baskets. The entire piece has a straight line border with inwardly turned sprigs.
Cross-stitched in upper section: "M P"; and in bottom half: "Maria Peterin, 1801."
Tandy & Charles Hersh note this is one of the largest pockets found.
Made by Maria Peter(s), Oley Valley, Berks County.
Provenance
Purchased by donor from Fred Weiser in 1997.
See "Samplers of the Pa Germans" by Tandy & Charles Hersh, p. 216.
Date Range
1801
Made By
Peter, Maria
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 2
Storage Cabinet
Unit 13
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Container
Box 0059
Subcategory
Personal Gear
Object Name
Pocket
Material
Cotton, Silk
Height (in)
23.5
Width (in)
19.75
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-01
Condition Notes
Conserved Nov. 1997 by Dorothy McCoach of Bethlehem, PA.
Age discoloration overall. Pink and blue cotton embroidery appears to be intact, but the wool and silk threads are strongly deteriorated, with many losses. Cream colored silk twill ribbon is lost except for a small portion at the right side of the waist.
Blue thread border around entire piece has severe losses.
Hole at upper right corner.
Object ID
G.97.39.10
Place of Origin
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Credit
Gift of Hampton Randolph, Sr., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.97.39
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Framed Decorative Hand Towel
Object ID
G.97.39.2
Date Range
1808
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
Framed Decorative Hand Towel
Description
Framed hand towel. One large embroidered panel with pelicans. Two-inch panel of loose weave linen added to bottom,decorated with wide band of red cotton with sawtooth edges . Main panel is bleached plain weave linen. Embroidered decoration is done in red cotton, now faded to dark pink.
Panel is 13" high x 16.5" wide, with a symmetrical design except for the initials and date. Embroidered stylized heart at top center with two interior stars and smaller interior heart. At upper corners of panel are large flowers above a decorated branch, under which are large, facing pelicans, each feeding 2 young birds with blood from their pierced breast. At bottom is a small heart motif flanked by facing birds. To the right of this motif is "1808" and to the left is "A C" and "W I".
Possibly Berks County
Provenance
Purchased by donor from Fred Weiser in 1997.
Date Range
1808
Made By
Unknown
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-N
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Towel, Hand
Material
Cotton, Linen
Height (in)
15
Width (in)
16.5
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 18' x W: 18.5"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-06-01
Condition Notes
Conserved Nov. 1997 by Dorothy McCoach of Bethlehem, PA.
Yellowish stains around edges. Discoloration above initials. Pencil marks in upper right corner. Darned diamond pattern in bottom panel has a few minor "pulls". Bottom extension detaching at two points.
Mounted in frame by Lancaster Galleries.
Object ID
G.97.39.2
Credit
Gift of Hampton Randolph, Sr., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.97.39
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.50.12
Date Range
1791-1801
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Birth & baptismal certificate, with printed 3-heart form with text in all three hearts. Blank spaces infilled by hand in thin red ink by Speyer. Fraktur done for Peter Scholl, son of Peter Andreas and his wife Elizabeth Margretha, nee Illick. Son Peter was born September 7, 1772, in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster Co. (Now Berks Co., likely in Stouchsburg area of Marion Twp.)
Infill & decoration Berks Co. (formerly Lancaster Co.) by Georg Friederich Speyer (active c. 1774-1801) and printers Barton & Jungman, Reading.
Densely paint-decorated by Speyer with cross-legged angels in the top corners and bottom center, mermen and winged heads of angels in lower corners, parrots along the sides, a crown at top center, and birds holding flowers in their beaks at the top of the main text block. Dominant colors are red, green, yellow, and blue.
Certificate printed on laid paper with an "FS" watermark, indicating papermaker Frederick Schutz(Scheetz) of Lower Merion Twp. in Montgomery Co. (See American Watermarks). Mounted with window mat in a brown frame
Provenance
Fraktur was given to the Lancaster County Historical Society by donors with the understanding that it would become part of the Heritage Center collection when that institution was established.
Date Range
1791-1801
Year Range From
1791
Year Range To
1801
Creator
Speyer, Georg Friederich
Made By
Barton & Jungman
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Bin 2-F
People
Scholl, Peter
Speyer, Georg Friederich
Scholl, Elizabeth
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Baptismal records
Search Terms
Fraktur
Baptismal records
Birth records
Object Name
Fraktur
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Height (in)
16
Width (in)
13
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 20.25" x W: 17.25"
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-17
Condition Notes
Significant horizontal crease across the middle, and three vertical creases. Smaller creases and crinkles appear overall. The paper has browned, and there are stains in the lower half.
A treatment proposal was offered by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in 1986, followed by treatment in 1988-89 -- consolidated pigment, dry and wet cleaned, mended and reinforced, filled losses, flattened, and matted. More details available in the object file.
Object ID
G.77.50.12
Notes
Earnests note that "neatness was of little concern to Speyer, but he did seem concerned about filling white space." He normally infilled with words done in a thin red ink which does not stand up well over time. He worked mostly in northern Lancaster Co.and in southern Berks and Dauphin Counties. Speyer used the 3-heart print more frequently from about 1790 on.
On-line Nissen family genealogy (internet, 2010) states Peter Scholl married Eva Elizabeth Rieth on Apr. 28, 1800 in Reeds Church, Stouchsburg, Berks, Co. He died Feb. 25, 1839. His parents were also married in Stouchsburg.
References:
Klaus Stopp, Printed B&BC of the Pa Germans, Vol. IV, pp.. 81 & 89.
Earnests, "Papers for Birth Dayes", pp 722 ff.
Gravell, Miller & Walsh, American Watermarks, 1690-1835, 2002, pp. 79 & 305.
Slide # 27-1-4 in Archives West
Role
Artist
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.77.50
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.50.11
Date Range
c. 1783
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Birth certificate done in German for "Anna Schenkin" (Schenk), born in "Connostoge Taunschip Langster County", November 20, 1783. Hand drawn, colored and lettered on laid paper with iron gall ink. No baptism indicates a Mennonite family.
The text is enclosed within a heart, surrounded by various vining flowers and four birds, two above and two below. The design conforms with artist's normal pattern of having the vines emanate from a hole at the top center of the heart. This artist made fraktur for mostly Lancaster County Mennonite families. He was almost certainly a schoolmaster. There are about 15 of his fraktur that are documented.
"Johannes Schopf/Schopp Artist" (active c. 1774-1800)
Note written on frame's dust cover by Smith states this fraktur was exhibited in two shows: Allentown Folk Art Show (Nov. 1974) and William Penn Memorial Museum, F/A Show (Jan. 1975).
Slide #27-2-4 in Archives West.
Provenance
Purchased by Richard Flanders Smith at a public sale along Route 222, north of Willow Street. Given to the Lancaster County Historical Society with the understanding that it would become part of the Heritage Center collection with the establishment of that institution.
Date Range
c. 1783
Year Range From
1783
Year Range To
1800
Creator
Schopp, Johannes
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Bin 2-E
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Search Terms
Fraktur
Birth records
Object Name
Fraktur
Material
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Height (in)
8
Width (in)
10
Depth (in)
1.5
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 16.25 W: 19.25
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-10-21
Condition Notes
Foxing or brown spotting over much of surface. Some tears along the edges. Moisture or adhesive stain at bottom center.
A condition report and treatment proposal was done by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in Philadelphia in 1986. Matted and framed by conservator Brian Howard of Carlisle in 1996.
Object ID
G.77.50.11
Place of Origin
Conestoga Twp.
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.77.50
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.02.35.1
Date Range
Late 18th century
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Fraktur is a broadside of a spiritual labyrinth or maze, hand drawn and lettered on laid paper with brown ink, in German. Within a double-line border is a title at top, with a paragraph underneath. Entitled "Geistlicher Irrgarten, / mit vier kandenbrunen", translated Spiritual Labyrinth (or error garden) / with four wells of grace." The remaining 3/4 of the page is a maze with text within the pathway. At the center of each quadrant of the labyrinth is positioned a rectangle (or well) listing several Bible references. Framed in wood frame painted with diamonds.
Drawing is riddled with pin-prick holes. These are apparently a result of the maker's method of plotting out the labyrinth, using an instrument that left a hole at each right-angle turn.
A watermark is positioned sideways in the upper half of the paper. It is a circle surmounted by a crown, a bell below the circle and a rampant lion within the circle. No exact match with any watermark found in American Watermarks 1690-1835, though some are similar, e.g. # 887 & 889. Framed in
Place of origin is unknown.
Provenance
Note: Borneman states the spiritual labyrinth appears in German as early as 1630. In Pennsylvania, broadsides of this title were popular. The reader must keep turning the paper to follow the text, necessitating over 100 turnings. The text eventually leads the reader back to the beginning. Borneman explains the 4 wells of grace (p. 25, Pa. German Illustrated Manuscripts).
Date Range
Late 18th century
Year Range From
1780
Year Range To
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-C
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Search Terms
Fraktur
Object Name
Fraktur
Oither Names
Labyrinth
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (in)
16
Width (in)
12.75
Dimension Details
Frame is
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-11-01
Condition Notes
Damage at all fold lines; either broken completely or partially. Center fold line mended with tape on reverse. Moderate to heavy stains scattered over surface, especially at middle of right edge and along center horizontal line. Dark heavy stains/accretions (mold?) along horizontal center line. Corners dog-eared with minor losses. Pin-prick holes throughout. Conserved in 2003 by Maria Pukownik; see photos & documentation.
Object ID
G.02.35.1
Credit
Gift of Greg K. Kramer & Co., Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.02.35
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.77.50.10
Date Range
c. 1807
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Birth and baptismal certificate in German, printed on laid paper by John Bauman of the Ephrata Press; no imprint (name of printer). Infilled w/ German script in red ink and decorated by unknown scrivener for Stephan Weibel, born in Adams County, November 14, 1798.
The text is enclosed in a large heart with a yellow, black and red border. Seven Christian crosses below text, within the heart. Two smaller hearts with text appear in the lower left and right corners. Each of these smaller hearts is flanked by two small birds. Two parrots appear in the upper corners and various flowers and vines fill the rest of the space. All decorated with red, yellow, and blue.
Stephan was the oldest of 6 children born to parents Stephan (1775-1815) and Anna Maria (Troxel) Weibel. He was baptized by Pastor Schroder; witnesses were Andereas Weibel (father's older brother) and his wife. Informant Joe Wible says parents were farmers in Straban Twp. as was son Stephen Wible in later life. Son Stephen married Julian Bender. They had no natural children but adopted a boy, Martin Shealer, whom they raised as a son. Most of the entire Weible clan relocated to western PA.
John Bauman printed from 1800-1809, the year of his death. He began only at age 35 after having worked with his father Christian Bauman in the Ephrata paper mill. Klaus Stopp notes this design with parrots & birds was used 1803-1807, but this imprint with 7 hearts, only c. 1807. (See NOTES)
Printer is John Bauman (1765-1809); Scrivener/decorator unknown. Printed in Ephrata; infilled and decorated possibly in Adams County.
Provenance
Provenance: This piece was given by donors to the Lancaster County Historical Society with the understanding that it would become part of the Heritage Center collection upon the establishment of that institution.
Date Range
c. 1807
Made By
Bauman, John, 1765-1809
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 43
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 6
People
Bauman, John
Weibel, Stephan
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Subject
Fraktur art
Frakturs (Documents)
Search Terms
Fraktur
Object Name
Fraktur
Material
Paper, Ink
Height (in)
12.5
Width (in)
16
Dimension Details
Frame is H: 14.625" W: 18.125
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2016-11-02
Condition Notes
Paper is creased, wrinkled and puckered overall. Paint has flaked off in many places. Treatment proposal presented 1986 by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts in Phila. Treatment done 1988-89: Areas of flaking paint were consolidated with adhesive; the support was surface cleaned; paper was washed; tears mended; humidified and flattened; matted and reframed. (See file.)
Object ID
G.77.50.10
Notes
See Klaus Stopp, The Printed B & B Certificates of the German Americans, Vol II, pp. 98, 189 and 202 for info on John Bauman.
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Richard Flanders Smith, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.77.50
Images
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.04.19.1
Date Range
c. 1795
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Clock wheel cutting machine used by Lancaster clockmaker Martin Shreiner, Sr. Made of steel and brass with turned wood handle knob on crank. Main frame of tool is steel resting on four rounded, downward-curving legs with coin-shaped feet. Many moving parts, arms and cranks/screws, including the swiveling cutting yoke/frame at top (cutter blade with arbor/spindle missing) and the shaped index arm that "reads" the holes on the 13"-diameter brass wheel furnished with concentric circles of surface holes.
The LaFonds call this a very sophisticated machine, incorporating Swiss, German and English ideas/influences. This indicates to them that the machine was made in America, very likely by Shreiner himself. It was imperative for clockmakers to own this tool to practice their trade. Few survive. This machine was first described in the early book or article (LCHS Bulletin) printed in 1917(or 1919) & 1939 by D. McGee who wrote about Lancaster clockmaking. Ed believes this machine to be "the finest American engine in existence" and that it very well may have been made by Shreiner, probably in the 1790s. The cutter blade was used to cut the teeth on the large brass wheels that turn the pinions. There would have been either a slitting cutter or a form cutter used. Carter Harris says form cutters were used by the 1790s.
Attributed to Martin Shreiner (1769-1866).
An 8x10 B&W photo is in picture file under "clocks." Also slide is in slide collection, #14-3-11.
Lancaster Borough, most likely
Provenance
Owned by two brothers, Samuel K. and William L. Fraser, clockmakers who lived in Lincoln (just west of Ephrata) and grandsons of clockmaker William Fraser (1801-1877), then to early collector Earl T. Strickler (FNAWCC) who had it on display at the Columbia Clock and Watch Museum. Upon Strickler's sudden death circa 1974, it was sold by his widow, Mary Jane Strickler, to Edward F., Jr. and Virginia A. LaFond who removed rust and kept it on a window sill. They then traded it to dealer Jamie Price for some clocks. Price had it on sale at the 2004 Philadelphia Antiques Show in mid-April where, as representative for the von Hess Foundation, Tom Cook, purchased it for this museum's collections.
Ed LaFond believes the Fraser family was related to the Gorgas family, thus they were in a position to inherit tools. Due to this, it was believed at first that both the machine and the scribe were from the Gorgas family. However, LaFond believes the Frasers were also related to the Shreiners. Stacy Wood claims this machine was one of Martin Shreiner's tools (Vol. 96, LCHS Journal).
Date Range
c. 1795
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1800
Made By
Shreiner, Martin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 32
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
People
Shreiner, Martin, Sr.
Subcategory
Metalworking T&E
Object Name
Machine, Gear Cutting
Material
Wood, Brass, Steel
Height (in)
14.5
Length (in)
24
Width (in)
13
Dimension Details
Width is the 13" wheel.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-04-10
Condition Notes
Pitting on steel surfaces, slight discoloration on brass parts, signs of wear overall.
Object ID
G.04.19.1
Notes
Information from: Clockmakers of Lanc. Co., Wood/Kramer, 1977, p. 142. 225 Years of Timepieces (Catalog of 1st Annual Exh. of NAWCCM, 1979), p. 63. Stacy Wood researched origins and provenance of these tools and wrote article in Vol. 96 #4 of LCHS Journal. Conversations with Virginia LaFond ( 5/19/04), Ed LaFond (7/6/04) and Carter Harris (7/7/04).
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Usage
Shreiner, Martin
Credit
Gift of the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.04.19
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Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.04.19.2
Date Range
1790
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Dial scribe used originally for engraving circular lines (chapter rings) in brass dials. Converted for use with later white-painted dials (probably held a pen, according to clock expert Ed LaFond). Used by Jacob Gorgas (1728-1798). Maker unknown; most likely Lancaster Borough.
The tool arm is created from a foot-long bar of iron, rectangular in section. One end is enlarged and fitted with a vertical attachment made of cone-shaped iron surmounted by a turned wooden (walnut?) handle. This vertical attachment comes to a blunt point at the bottom. A shaped sleeve fits onto the horizontal iron bar and is fitted with a vertical hexagonal hole at one side. Two iron thumb screws are positioned at each side of sleeve.
Provenance
Owned by two brothers, Samuel K. and William L. Fraser, clockmakers who lived in Lincoln (just west of Ephrata) and grandsons of clockmaker William Fraser (1801-1877), then to early collector Earl T. Strickler (FNAWCC) who had it on display at the Columbia Clock and Watch Museum. Upon Strickler's sudden death circa 1974, it was sold by his widow, Mary Jane Strickler, to Edward F., Jr. and Virginia A. LaFond who owned it for "20 some" years. They then traded it to dealer Jamie Price for some clocks. Price had it on sale at the 2004 Philadelphia Antiques Show in mid-April where, as representative for the von Hess Foundation, Tom Cook, purchased it for this museum's collections.
Ed LaFond believes the Fraser family was related to the Gorgas family, thus they were in a position to inherit tools. Due to this, it was believed at first that both the machine and the scribe were from the Gorgas family. However, LaFond believes the Frasers were also related to the Shreiners.
Date Range
1790
Year Range From
1775
Year Range To
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
West Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 32
People
Shreiner, Martin, Sr.
Subcategory
Need to Classify
Object Name
Scribe, Metal
Material
Iron, Wood
Height (in)
14.5
Length (in)
24
Width (in)
13
Dimension Details
Width is the 13" wheel.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-04-10
Condition Notes
Iron surface is pitted from corrosion, now stable. Turned wood handle is moderately worn and scarred with a broken off piece creating one flattened side. Wood is also checked (cracked) throughout neck.
Object ID
G.04.19.2
Notes
Stacy Wood researched origins and provenance of these tools and wrote an article in Vol. 96 #4 of LCHS Journal. Conversations with Virginia LaFond ( 5/19/04) and Ed LaFond (7/6/04).
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Usage
Gorgas, Jacob, 1728-1798
Credit
Gift of the Richard C. von Hess Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.04.19
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
G.81.20
Date Range
c. 1790-1810
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Tall case clock, Chippendale case with eight-day movement. Dial is painted white with rose spandrels, moon wheel, and is signed very faintly, "Peter Spycker/ Williamsburg." John Peter Spyck(h)er's clocks are rare.
Walnut case with poplar backboards is highly carved. Three flame finials rest on reeded plinths atop scroll pediment with dentils and 12-point rosettes. Tympanum is relief-carved with a central flower flanked by vining. Waist and base have vine-carved quarter columns with smooth lamb's tongues. Arched waist door accented by a deeply incised shell carving near top. Base has raised base panel with corner volutes and central shell. Ogee replacement feet.
Made by Peter Spycker (1756?-1830). Case attributed to Peter or John Rank or Daniel Arndt.
Jonestown (formerly Williamsburg), PA (almost certainly)
See Notes
Provenance
1783-1883 White Horse Tavern near Jonestown; 1883-1914 Bross family of Brosstown (near Rt 72 & 22); 1914-1963 Harry Lesher of Jonestown; 1963-1979 Donald L. Mohn, Jonestown; 1979-1981 William DuPont, Wilmington, DE; 1981 to donor. (Info from Donald L. Mohn)
Jonestown's White Horse Tavern was kept by John Rank (Peter Rank's brother) in the early years of the 19th c. (Clock is based on design sketch from Peter Rank's account book.)
Date Range
c. 1790-1810
Year Range From
1790
Year Range To
1810
Made By
Spycker, Peter, c. 1756-1830
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Gerhart Gallery
Storage Wall
East Wall
People
Spycker, Peter Jr.
Rank, Peter
Arndt, Daniel
Search Terms
Chippendale carving
Clocks
Inscription Position
Front of plate & seatboar
Inscription Technique
Etched
Inscription Text
Reported by Carter Harris: a #1 is scratched on front plate of movement and front of seatboard.
Inscription Type
Inscription
Object Name
Clock, Tall Case
Material
Wood, Glass, Brass
Height (cm)
256.54
Height (ft)
8.4166666667
Height (in)
101
Width (cm)
61.595
Width (ft)
2.0208333333
Width (in)
24.25
Depth (cm)
29.5275
Depth (ft)
0.96875
Depth (in)
11.625
Condition Notes
Flame finials replaced recently (copied from similar Heinselman clock at York Bank in York); ogee feet replace bracket feet which replaced earlier feet; door escutcheon replaced; severe crack in base with loss of wood; dentil molding on front replaced. Movement overhauled by Carter Harris, 1982.
Object ID
G.81.20
Notes
JJ Snyder research (in file) identifies maker as Peter Spycker, Jr., the clockmaker recorded on Tax Lists for Tulpehocken Twp, Berks Co., in 1789 as "Peter Spycker Junr. - Clock Maker". In June 1803, Spycker purchased property in Jonestown(Williamsburg) & he may have rented before this date. An 1829 deed mentions "Peter Spyker of Swatara Twp. in the Co. of Lebanon...Clock Maker..." Williamsburg (Jonestown), when founded about 1761 by William Jones, was part of Lancaster Co., then Dauphin Co. in 1785 and part of Lebanon Co. in 1816.
Snyder states "all major elements of the design of this case are virtually identical to a design sketch for a clock case in the account book of a Jonestown joiner, Peter Rank (1770-1851). This account book is in the Joseph Downs Manuscript and Microfilm Collection of the Winterthur Museum." Snyder also notes that the handwriting of this sketch's label is not Rank's. It is possible that these sketches may have been done by joiner Daniel Arndt, whose name also appears in the manuscript."
See "Jonestown School" in Cooper & Minardi, Paint, Pattern & People, pp. 89-91.
Snyder notes it is likely that this clock case illustrates the closest relationship to a design sketch known for any American Chippendale furniture.
The white dial precludes a date earlier than the 1780s.
Place of Origin
Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Very similar carving to a Heinselman tall case clock in York Bank & Trust Co., York, PA.
Usage
White Horse Tavern, Jonestown
Credit
Gift of Herbert B. Weaver in memory of father Isaac Hoover Weaver (1864-1920), Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
G.81.20
Images
Less detail
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Object ID
P.81.15
Date Range
c. 1792-1803
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Description
Tall case clock has 30-hour brass movement, two-chain pull-up, painted metal dial signed "John Heinselman/Manheim" above center. Dial locally made. Calendar window above VI. Moon wheel
Case is primarily cherry, Chippendale style, by unknown Manheim cabinetmaker. Base has ogee feet, fluted quarter columns and a raised base panel with hollow upper corners. Waist has fluted quarter columns and a pendulum door with cyma curve at top. Bonnet has three heavy flame finials; and carved rosettes terminate the steeply rising scrolls of the pediment. Scroll pediment has Wall-of-Troy dentil-like detailing. Center of tympanum has an applied shell carving flanked by undulating vines that terminate with tulip-like flowers.Quarter-columns are fluted in front with brass plinths and capitals; back columns are plain.
Provenance
Provenance: Purchased from Maine dealers Kenneth and Paulette Tuttle. They had acquired clock from the family of Edward Hergelroth of Manheim, PA who had moved to Maine about 1900.
Date Range
c. 1792-1803
Year Range From
1792
Year Range To
1803
Made By
Heinselman, John Conrad, 1766-1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Gerhart Gallery
Storage Wall
East Wall
People
Heinselman, John
Object Name
Clock
Material
Wood, Glass, Brass
Height (cm)
237.49
Height (ft)
7.7916666667
Height (in)
93.5
Width (cm)
61.595
Width (ft)
2.0208333333
Width (in)
24.25
Depth (cm)
28.8925
Depth (ft)
0.9479166667
Depth (in)
11.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2017-02-15
Condition Notes
Works overhauled by Carter Harris in Feb. 1982. Case has minor wear; front edge of left side of bonnet is splintering 4" above base. Dial has brownish stains. Moon wheel has only vestiges of painted image remaining. Vertical split at center of base panel.
Object ID
P.81.15
Place of Origin
Manheim
Credit
Gift of James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Accession Number
P.81.15
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