- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Collection
- Diffenderfer Album 1
- Description
- Page 21: "Ye Village Inn, Ephrata, May 1, 1902"; "D. A. R. (small party) Ephrata Monument unveiling, May 1, 1902" - Anna Fondersmith is the small girl at front; "A group of Cloister houses, May 1, 1902"; "Ephrata Monument unveiled, Zion Cemetery, May 1, 1902" - tombstones of Henry and Catharine Miller in foreground.
- Provenance
- First of two Diffenderfer family albums. Compiled by Frank Reid Diffenderfer, a former member of LCHS and an editor of a Lancaster city newspaper. Album documents his family as well as that of his neighbors on North Duke Street, Lancaster, between 1901 and 1903. Neighbors include Charles Fondersmith, Robert Slaymaker, and his daughter, Ida, who married Frank Fondersmith.
- Year Range From
- 1900
- Year Range To
- 1903
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- People
- Fondersmith, Anna
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Ye Village Inn
- Hotels
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ephrata Cloister
- Cemeteries
- Tombstones
- Monuments
- Gravestones
- Object Name
- Print, Photographic
- Print Size
- 3 x 5 inches
- Object ID
- A-36-01-21
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Regent's Ribbon, 1907
- Object ID
- 1943.017.15
- Date Range
- 1907
1 image
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Regent's Ribbon, 1907
- Description
- Ribbon, Yellow and Red. "Regent / Continental / Congress / [seal of DAR] / N.S.D.A.R. / 1907."
- Date Range
- 1907
- Year Range From
- 1907
- Year Range To
- 1907
- Last Owner
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0525
- People
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Subcategory
- Adornment
- Search Terms
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ribbons
- Object Name
- Ribbon, Membership
- Material
- Cloth
- Length (cm)
- 11.7475
- Length (ft)
- 0.3854166667
- Length (in)
- 4.625
- Width (cm)
- 5.08
- Width (ft)
- 0.1666666667
- Width (in)
- 2
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2023-09-25
- Condition Notes
- Soiled overall with some spots.
- Object ID
- 1943.017.15
- Notes
- Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
- Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
- Accession Number
- 1943.017
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1906
- Object ID
- 1943.017.16
- Date Range
- 1906
1 image
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Ribbon, 1906
- Description
- Ribbon, Blue with Red "Regent" Overlay ribbon. "[seal of DAR] / Continental / Congress / N.S.D.A.R. / 1906."
- Date Range
- 1906
- Year Range From
- 1906
- Year Range To
- 1906
- Last Owner
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0525
- People
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Subcategory
- Adornment
- Search Terms
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ribbons
- Object Name
- Ribbon, Membership
- Material
- Cloth
- Length (cm)
- 12.7
- Length (ft)
- 0.4166666667
- Length (in)
- 5
- Width (cm)
- 4.7625
- Width (ft)
- 0.15625
- Width (in)
- 1.875
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2003-03-07
- Object ID
- 1943.017.16
- Notes
- Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
- Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
- Accession Number
- 1943.017
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Member Ribbon, 1906
- Object ID
- 1943.017.17
- Date Range
- 1906
1 image
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Member Ribbon, 1906
- Description
- Ribbon, Red, White, and Blue. "Member / Continental / Congress / [seal of DAR] / N.S.D.A.R. / 1906."
- Date Range
- 1906
- Year Range From
- 1906
- Year Range To
- 1906
- Last Owner
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0525
- People
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Subcategory
- Adornment
- Search Terms
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ribbons
- Object Name
- Ribbon, Membership
- Material
- Cloth
- Length (cm)
- 11.43
- Length (ft)
- 0.375
- Length (in)
- 4.5
- Width (cm)
- 5.08
- Width (ft)
- 0.1666666667
- Width (in)
- 2
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2023-09-25
- Condition Notes
- Blue coloring has moved onto the center white stripe.
- Object ID
- 1943.017.17
- Notes
- Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
- Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
- Accession Number
- 1943.017
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Member Ribbon, 1906
- Object ID
- 1943.017.18
- Date Range
- 1906
1 image
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Member Ribbon, 1906
- Description
- Ribbon, White. "Charter / Member / Continental / Congress / [seal of DAR] / N.S.D.A.R. / 1906."
- Date Range
- 1906
- Year Range From
- 1906
- Year Range To
- 1906
- Last Owner
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0525
- People
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Subcategory
- Adornment
- Search Terms
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ribbons
- Object Name
- Ribbon, Membership
- Material
- Cloth
- Length (cm)
- 11.43
- Length (ft)
- 0.375
- Length (in)
- 4.5
- Width (cm)
- 5.08
- Width (ft)
- 0.1666666667
- Width (in)
- 2
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2023-09-25
- Condition Notes
- Soiling overall especially along top and upper right edges. Some spots, bottom right.
- Object ID
- 1943.017.18
- Notes
- Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
- Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
- Accession Number
- 1943.017
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Continental Congress, 1902
- Object ID
- 1943.017.19
- Date Range
- 1902
1 image
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- N.S.D.A.R. Continental Congress, 1902
- Description
- Ribbon, Blue. "Member / Continental / Congress / [seal of DAR] / N.S.D.A.R. / 1902."
- Date Range
- 1902
- Year Range From
- 1902
- Year Range To
- 1902
- Last Owner
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0525
- People
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Subcategory
- Adornment
- Search Terms
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ribbons
- Object Name
- Ribbon, Membership
- Material
- Cloth
- Length (cm)
- 11.43
- Length (ft)
- 0.375
- Length (in)
- 4.5
- Width (cm)
- 5.08
- Width (ft)
- 0.1666666667
- Width (in)
- 2
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2003-03-07
- Object ID
- 1943.017.19
- Notes
- Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
- Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
- Accession Number
- 1943.017
Images
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- PA DAR Conference Ribbon
- Object ID
- 1943.017.27
- Date Range
- circa 1909
1 image
- Collection
- General Collection
- Title
- PA DAR Conference Ribbon
- Description
- Ribbon, Red, White, and Blue. "Delegate / Twenty-Second Penn'a State Conference / D.A.R."
- Date Range
- circa 1909
- Last Owner
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- DAC
- Storage Cabinet
- Cabinet 2
- Storage Shelf
- Shelf 2
- Storage Container
- Box 0525
- People
- Evans, Lilian Slaymaker
- Subcategory
- Adornment
- Search Terms
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Ribbons
- Object Name
- Ribbon, Membership
- Material
- Cloth
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2003-03-07
- Object ID
- 1943.017.27
- Notes
- Miss Evans was one of the original members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized in Washington Oct. 11, 1890. (Lancaster New Era, Sat., May 8, 1943.
- Miss Evans was a member of the D.A.R. having instituted the Donegal Chapter of Lancaster and the Witness Tree Chapter of Columbia and Marietta. She was No. 1 in the Pennsylvania Association and No. 41 in the Nation Association having joined the latter as a young girl. (Intelligencer Journal, Wed., May 5, 1943)
- Accession Number
- 1943.017
Images
- Collection
- Heritage Center Collection
- Description
- Chippendale high chest, mahogany, ornately carved, Phila-inspired Rococo style. Top section has scrolled broken arch pediment with central cartouche (attrib. to Phila carver, Martin Jugiez) and fully relief-carved vine tympanum, leading down to large central drawer w/ large carved shell & surrounding vines. Two small drawers flank center drawer, under which are 4 full-length, graduated drawers with original Chinoiserie brasses. Fluted corner columns on upper case; vine & leaf-carved corner columns on lower case.
- Lower chest has top full-length drawer over 3 small drawers that mirror the 3 drawers at top. Again, the center drawer is fully carved. Below drawers is a fully vine-carved skirt w/ shaped bottom. Has 4 carved fully articulated cabriole legs w/ acanthus knees and ball and claw feet and original brass casters.
- Original owner Matthias Slough was a colonel in the Rev. War, a superintendent of the Philadelphia to Lancaster Turnpike, a county coroner and treasurer, and tavernkeeper of the White Swan. Buried in St. James Episcopal Cemetery.
- Made by unknown Lancaster Borough workshop.
- Provenance
- Original owner believed to be Mathias Slough, based on a 1934 letter from Ethel Torrington Davis to Mr.(James?) McCormick. Ms. Davis states her mother received story from her mother Mrs. Beatty. Mathias Slough married Mary Gibson and had three daughters. The oral tradition is that each daughter was given a high chest. These chests then descended in the family, one of which descended through the mother of Ethel T. Davis to James McCormick (in payment of an outstanding debt). This info researched by John J. Snyder.
- From a July 1975 letter, donor George J. Finney recalls the highboy in the home of James McCormick of Hbg, his grandfather. After his death in 1917, it stayed with the house & his son Donald McCormick until his death in 1945. It was then put up for sale at auction of household good but failed to sell due to price not meeting expectations of executors. Donor learned of this, and in 1946 he offered to buy it for $2,500 and the estate accepted. Donor has owned highboy since 1946. Upon the death of the donor, it was bequeathed from his estate.
- Date Range
- c. 1775
- Year Range From
- 1770
- Year Range To
- 1785
- Last Owner
- Slough, Matthias, 1733-1812
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Kauffman Wing
- Storage Wall
- Gerhart Gallery
- Storage Cabinet
- Furniture Exhibit
- Storage Shelf
- East Wall
- People
- Slough, Matthias
- Subcategory
- Furniture
- Search Terms
- Chests of drawers
- Object Name
- Chest of Drawers
- Oither Names
- High Chest or Highboy
- Material
- Mahogany, Brass
- Height (cm)
- 246.38
- Height (ft)
- 8.0833333333
- Height (in)
- 97
- Width (cm)
- 106.68
- Width (ft)
- 3.5
- Width (in)
- 42
- Depth (in)
- 24
- Condition
- Good
- Condition Date
- 2016-04-14
- Condition Notes
- Multiple repairs (e.g. pieced out around drawers); refinished; some losses, most noticeable in some cartouche elements and leaves of rosettes. Finials missing the ball at mid section. Cosmetic conservation done by Cory Berrett April 1992.
- Repairs made 12-2-09 by Winterthur conservator in consultation with curator Wendy Cooper (see conservation report in file). Major changes: broken off rosette leaf tips replaced; missing finial balls and top plates of plinths replaced.
- Object ID
- G.92.06
- Notes
- John Snyder states that mahogany is unusual for Lancaster Co. high-style pieces. Secondary woods are poplar and pine.
- He notes six or fewer high chests of this Lancaster County Chippendale design are known to exist, and that of these six, "this piece is unquestionably the finest example." (Based on artistic evaluation, condition and provenance. Of these other chests, 2 are in private collections, one is in the State Department collection at Yale University, and the others' whereabouts are currently unknown.
- Snyder says this high chest is closely related structurally to the famous Chippendale desk and bookcase acquired by the Winterthur Museum from the Withers family, living near Strasburg, Lancaster Co.
- OBITUARY
- May 14, 2009 FRANCES DAVIS HASSINGER EVERHART, of Lower Allen Township, Mechanicsburg, PA, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2009, in Bethany Village, Mechanicsburg. Frances was born March 1, 1916, in Harrisburg, PA, the daughter of CARL W. AND ETHEL TORRINGTON DAVIS. She was a 1938 graduate of Vassar Co...
- Matthias Slough (1733-1812) was the tavernkeeper of the White Swan. The high chest was made at an unknown Lancaster Boro workshop, except for the carved cartouche of Philadelphia.
- Place of Origin
- Lancaster
- Credit
- Heritage Center Collection, bequest of George J. Finney Estate
- Accession Number
- G.92.06
Images
- Object Name
- Negative, Glass Plate
- Collection
- General Collection
- Description
- The Long Home, Marietta Avenue, Lancaster.
- Provenance
- Arnold Glass-Plate Collection
- Date Range
- c. 1906
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Marietta Avenue
- Long Home, The
- Place
- Lancaster
- Object Name
- Negative, Glass Plate
- Print Size
- 5 x 7 inches
- Object ID
- 1-15-01-30
Images
- Object Name
- Postcard
- Collection
- Postcard Collection
- Title
- The Long Home
- Description
- Real photo postcard. The Long Home, Marietta Avenue, Lancaster.
- Year Range From
- 1906
- Year Range To
- 1907
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Subject
- Postcards
- Classification
- 911-014-034
- Place
- Lancaster
- Object Name
- Postcard
- Print Size
- 3.5 x 5.5 inches
- Publisher
- The Lancaster, PA., Photo Supply House
- Object ID
- 911-014-034
- Credit
- Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Accession Number
- 2023.039
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