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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Title
Watercolor of Native American Man by John Leman
Object ID
2002.154.2
Date Range
1820-1850
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Title
Watercolor of Native American Man by John Leman
Description
Painting on laid paper, watercolor and gouache. Native American/American Indian with mostly hairless head, wearing large plume headdress, feather neck and armbands, bare feet. Additional bands on forarms, thighs and calves. Standing in front of 3 large trees and tufts of grass in surroundigns. In Frame, paper backed with inscription, "Drawn by John Leman / My Great Great Uncle / Gertrude Frantz-Stauffer / 1926." Getrude Frantz-Stauffer was the mother of Sarah Ann Stauffer.
Date Range
1820-1850
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1850
Creator
Leman, John
Made By
Leman, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-C
People
Frantz-Stauffer, Gertrude
Leman, John
Stauffer, Sarah Ann
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Painting
Material
Paper, Glass, Wood
Height (in)
8.25
Width (in)
6.75
Depth (in)
0.5
Dimension Details
Dimensions include frame.
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.154.2
Accession Number
2002.154
Images
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Object ID
2002.154.3
Date Range
1820-1850
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Description
Painting on laid paper, watercolor and gouache. Large black and white bird with yellow crest. Standing in front of a stream and in front of palm trees. In frame, paper backed with inscription, "Drawn by Eliza Ann Leman / My Great Grandmother / Gertrude Frantz-Stauffer / 1926" Gertrude Frantz-Stauffer was Sarah Ann Stauffer's mother.
Three eighths inch wide frame includes a metal loop at top.
Date Range
1820-1850
Year Range From
1820
Year Range To
1850
Creator
Leman, Eliza Ann
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-G
People
Frantz-Stauffer, Gertrude
Stauffer, Sarah Ann
Leman, Eliza Ann
Subcategory
Art
Object Name
Painting
Material
Paper, Glass, Wood
Height (in)
8.625
Width (in)
6.75
Depth (in)
0.5
Condition
Good
Object ID
2002.154.3
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2002.154
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Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Object ID
2002.154.103
Date Range
1833
Collection
History Collection: Person, Sarah Ann Stauffer
Description
Linen cross-stitch Pa German show towel. Most in typical red thread but for large "MH" in center section done in red and blue threads. Stitched designs on top 26 inches and lower 10 inches with a 23.5-inch plain section in the middle. "Martha Hoover" & "MH" twice as well as an 8-line rhyme. In bottom section are designs, alphabet and "1833" Top is rolled hem with bias tap loops at both corners. Lower edges are fringes.
Date Range
1833
Year Range From
1833
Year Range To
1833
Made By
Hoover, Martha
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 20
Storage Container
Box 0493
People
Hoover, Martha
Subcategory
Household Accessory
Object Name
Towel, Hand
Material
Cotton, Linen
Length (in)
62.5
Width (cm)
43.18
Width (ft)
1.4166666667
Width (in)
17
Dimension Details
Top section is 50 inches long with a 1-inch fringe. Lower attached section is 11.5 inches long with 1-inch fringe.
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2018-09-24
Condition Notes
Stitching is in excellent condition. Colors are good. Many brown stains that indicate sections of fabric were next to acidic surfaces when stored.
Object ID
2002.154.103
Accession Number
2002.154
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