Watercolor aerial-angled view picturing the lower right corner of the bed. Green fabric curtains are tied to the slender fluted wooden column beneath the top decorative gray wooden edging. A square wood portion of the column supports the cross piece at the foot of the bed. A white covering on the bed has pink stripes along its edge and a green flounce matching the curtains above hangs between the mattress and the floor. Printed in lower left corner: "BEDSTEAD/ YEATES' HOUSE/1879."
Watercolor of "Mirror/ Yeates Mansion/ Lancaster/Pa:-" In lower right corner is a letter embellishment "m?n:" and beneath it, "-1879-" Oval-shaped mirror hanging on the wall is edged ornately with gold-colored curved leafy branches. On the top at the center is a gold lamppost/ torch.
There is a brown mark on the bottom edge, about 1.5 inches from the left corner. There are the remains of a previous backing on the corners and sides of the reverse which have partially bled through to the fronts, especially at the lower left corner. (by Scott Sagar, 12/06/2000)
The piece is currently float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.42
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Ink drawing on paper. "Tomb of the /Hon. Jasper Yeates./ Episcopal Grave Yard/ Lancaster Pa./ Oct. 1882." Lower portion of marker with inscription facing viewer. "Sacred/ to the Memory/ of the/ Hon. Jasper Yeates" is readable. The top of the monument, with an orb, is drawn on the top left. Written below the marker is the complete transcription: Sacred/ to the Memory/ of the Honorable Jasper Yeates/ one of the Judges/ of the Supreme Court/ of Pennsylvania/ who was/ born/ April 9 1745/ and died/ March 14 1817/ He fulfilled the various Duties of Life/ with Fidelity his integrity was inflexible/ As a Judge he was most learned & Eminent, and in the Exercise of his public/ functions he deservedly obtained the/ Confidence of his Fellow Citizens & has left behind him a name which will/ only perish with the Judicial Records of his Country."
Words below drawing have been inked over penciled writing. Some horizontal buckling along the top and bottom, browned edges. There are the remains of a previous backing on the corners of the reverse. (Scott Sagar, 12-08-2000)
The piece is currently float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.47
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Miniature watercolor portrait on oval paper-board of The "Honorable Jasper Yeates/ Judge of the Supreme Court/ of Penna." from chest up. He is shown facing forward, looking to his right, with white hair, white shirt collar, brown vest and dark coat.
Some small areas of paint are missing around the edge of the portrait. Some portions may have been in-painted, most obviously a 1/4" portion slightly above center right. (by Scott Sagar, 12/08/2000)
The piece is currently float-mounted in hinged window matting.
Object ID
P.77.31.48
Place of Origin
Lancaster
Role
Artist
Credit
Acquired through the generosity of the James Hale Steinman Foundation, Heritage Center Collection
Return of Jasper Yeates, for the estate of Peter Grubb
Description
Return of Jasper Yeates of Lancaster, executor of the estate of Peter Grubb, late of Warwick Twp. Hannah, age four, and Amy, age one, daughters of Nance, an enslaved woman. Fanny, age six, daughter of Amy, an enslaved woman. (Both mothers registered by Peter Grubb.) 22 September 1788.
Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136
Notes
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Credit
Courtesy of Lancaster County Archives and LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-240, Series 1
Other Number
MG-240, Series 1, Folder 13
Classification
MG0240
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 17 January 2022.
Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.
