Coverlet of red wool and blue-green cotton. 2 loom widths decoratively and strongly seamed in the center with red wool. This coverlet is comparatively light weight. Self-fringes of red wool on both sides. Foot end is rolled and hand-stitched. Red wool fringes appear to have been individually applied.Top/head edge is finished with a 1.5-inch wide folded silky red binding. Some machine stitching in black thread and also hand-stitching to attach the binding.
Center field contains rows of circular designs. Roses border the lower edge and foliage in urns border the sides.
Unlike most coverlets, Satler's weaver's blocks in bottom corners are oriented to be read from the top of the coverlet.
Insurance policy of Benjiman Hershey of Leacock Twp. from the Lancaster Mutual Insurance Company signed by Henry Slaymaker, Secretary and Samuel Duffield, President.
Ressler Mill at Mascot. Powered by waters of the Mill Creek, Mascot Roller Mill, built in 1760 is the oldest continuously operating grist mill in U. S. Amish farmers regularly use this mill for grinding of grain and meal.
Lancaster County's Old Order Amish rely on the horse and buggy for their transportation needs. After a dy of shopping, father and son head home from Zimmerman's Hardware store in Intercourse, PA.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.
As part of an Autumn weekend in Lancaster County, PA, visit Zimmerman's Hardware Store in Intercourse. Members of the Amish community still buy their hardware here, which also served as a filming site for the 1985 film "Witness", starring Harrison Ford.
Provenance
Photographs and slides donated by Discover Lancaster/Pennsylvania Dutch Country Visitors Bureau, June 2016.